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In 1966 The Kinks peak to No.1 with “Sunny Afternoon”

“Sunny Afternoon” marked a shift on The Kinks sound from garage Rock to a baroque Pop direction. On July 7, 1966 it peaked to No.1 in the UK

The Kinks’ Ray Davies turns 80

With The Kinks, Ray Davies sung and played on some of the most memorable songs of the 1960’s and 1970’s. The band, “outsiders” on the British Invasion music scene, influenced important music movements such as Punk Rock and Britpop and remain relevant ever since their hit “You Really Got Me” played for the first time. Ray Davies turns 80 today

The Kinks former bassist John Dalton celebrates 81 today

During Dalton’s time with The Kinks, the band released several notable albums, including “Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)” and “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One”

The Kinks release their finest Pop single “Waterloo Sunset” in 1967

After becoming famous as one of the loudest Rock bands of the mid-1960’s, The Kinks released one of their most melodic Pop songs ever in 1967, “Waterloo Sunset”, but the song was initially not written about London

The NME Poll Winners Awards of 1965, “the greatest pop show in the world”

On April 11 1965, after having gathered in 1964 The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Hollies and Roy Orbison among others, NME reunited again on the same night an amazing line up of performers

The Kinks’ founder and guitarist Dave Davies turns 77

Dave Davies founded The Kinks in 1963, the band went on to became one of the 1960’s most successful Rock acts with songs such as “You Really Got Me” and “All Day, All Night”. We look back at Dave Davies life and career on his 77th birthday

The Hit Songs Charts in mid 1967 from Germany, USA and UK

Check the most popular songs in mid 1967 as it was originally released on German magazine BRAVO. Spotify playlists included!

7 Fantastic portraits of 60’s British Invasion bands issued in 1965 on the French magazine Salut Les Copains

Includes original 1960’s photographs of The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies and The Animals