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The Kinks are much more than You Really Got Me – and Ray Davies’ inventive acoustic style influenced a generation of players
If You Really Got Me is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of The Kinks then fear not, you aren’t alone. Their 1964 hit defined an era with that ‘slashed speaker’ sound ...
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An Electric Jolt to the Heart: The Story of the Kinks at Chicago Shakespeare
How did one group, formed by often-feuding brothers from working-class North London, have this much depth and scope? “Sunny ...
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‘Sunny Afternoon’ at Chicago Shakespeare Tells the Musical, Messy Story of Rock Band The Kinks
The musical story of The Kinks is told through the eyes of bandleader Ray Davies in “Sunny Afternoon” at Chicago Shakespeare ...
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The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more
The lead guitarist has a valid claim for having invented heavy metal via the roaring riffs of the Kinks’ monster hits You Really Got Me and All Day And All Of The Night. It’s a style that ...