The Kinks invented the power chord. Despite what you may have heard, the basic rock ‘n’ roll power chord as we know it was shaped and perfected by Dave Davies on the Kinks’ mid-‘60s material.

The Allman Brothers. ZZ Top. Dolly Parton. The Beach Boys. Willie Nelson. Lou Reed. The Kinks. In the late 1970s, you could find all of their handprints—and many more—in the sidewalk outside ...