For a song that’s two minutes and change in length, “You Really Got Me” has kept guitarists entertained for decades with stories about its creation and recording. The 1964 Kinks classic rose to the ...

The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' is a true rock and roll classic, but Ray Davies affirms that PYE's proposed first mix of the ...

Dave Davies isn’t quite as active as he used to be after a stroke slowed his pace in 2013. But right now he’s busier than usual, promoting The Journey – Part 3, which documents The Kinks’ late era.

Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England’s Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic ...

Sheldon “Shel” Talmy, the American-born producer behind classic ‘60s songs by the Who, the Kinks, the Easybeats and even a teenaged David Bowie, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles from ...

Reflecting on the cross-generational appeal of his band in an interview in the mid-90s, Ray Davies said The Kinks were immune to the backlash that some of their 60s peers suffered when punk arrived.

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, have unveiled the latest entry in their “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos that have captured the Internet’s ...

Eddie Van Halen's influence continues to be felt with a new generation of musicians, as evidenced by high schooler Kaya Latcham. Just check out this Iowa pep band member wowing a basketball tournament ...

How about a little bit of Smokey Robinson goodness? “The Way You Do The Things You Do” by The Temptations was released in early 1964 and was a collaborative songwriting effort between Robinson and ...