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Counting down the Kinks 15 greatest songs
Their first album, Kinks (1964) featured a blend of old school R&B and rockabilly, along with primordial punk. Indeed, some credit them with giving birth to punk and metal in those early songs.
The Kinks Push Their Classic Into The Top 10 For The First Time, 60 Years After Its Release
The Kinks' “All Day and All Of The Night” debuts on three charts in the U.K. this week, hitting the top 10 on two of them, ...
‘Prince of the Punks’: the vicious novelty song The Kinks used to throw insults
The Kinks weren't alien to the idea of lampooning trend-followers, but they went all out on their attack of one artist who ...
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5 Classic Rock Songs That Were Banned by the Government
You might be surprised to learn that these famous classic rock songs were banned by a few different government agencies back ...
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Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
As one of the rare independent producers of the time, he signed up The Kinks and oversaw many of their biggest hits during the mid-’60s, from the raw breakthrough single “You Really Got Me ...
Bill Murray covers Bob Dylan and The Kinks on first tour stops
Iconic actor and comedian Bill Murray has embarked upon a mini-tour across the US with blues outfit Blood Brothers, ...
Bill Murray Is Currently Touring the US, Covering Dylan and The Kinks Songs
Murray also donned a Chicago Blackhawks jersey for a rendition of Paul Butterfield Blues Band's "Born in Chicago." Bill ...
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Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who's “My Generation” and The Kinks' “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by ...