The Kinks are an English rock band from Muswell Hill, London. Formed in 1962, the group originally comprised the Davies brothers Ray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass, backing vocals), and Mick Avory (drums). Quaife left the band for five months from June to November 1966, during which time he was replaced by John Dalton. In April 1969, Quaife left for the second and final time and was once again replaced by Dalton. In May 1970, the Kinks expanded to a five-piece with the addition of John Gosling as their first full-time keyboardist. This lineup remained stable until 1976, when Dalton left. The band underwent several lineup changes during the late 1970s, before stabilizing in late 1979 with a lineup of the Davies brothers, Avory, bassist Jim Rodford and keyboardist Ian Gibbons. After two more studio albums, Avory left the Kinks in July 1984 following numerous conflicts with Dave Davies, which had culminated in his exclusion from the recording of "Good Day" for their then-new album Word of Mouth. He was replaced by Bob Henrit, who completed work on the album. Gibbons left in 1989, with Mark Haley taking his place beginning with the tour in support of UK Jive. Haley remained a touring member, with the 1993 album Phobia recorded as a four-piece.
After a European tour, Haley resigned from the Kinks in July 1993, with Gibbons returning to take his place for US dates two weeks later. The group released a final live album, To the Bone, before disbanding after a final tour ending in June 1996 and appearing for the last time together at Dave Davies’ 50th birthday party in February 1997. In 2018, the Davies brothers announced that they were working on new music together with longtime drummer Mick Avory, however since then there has been no studio release and not much indication the band is active.
Members Former ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsRay Davies1962–1997all Kinks releases to dateDave DaviesMick Avory1962–1984Pete QuaifeJohn "Nobby" DaltonJohn "the Baptist" Gosling1970–1978 Andy Pyle1976–1978bass Jim Rodford1978–1997 Gordon Edwards1978–1979 Ian GibbonsBob Henrit1984–1996Mark Haley
Brass section ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsMike Cottontrumpet John BeechamAlan Holmes1971–1976Laurie Brown1973–1976trumpet Nick Newall1975–1980
Session musicians ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsPerry Ford1964 pianoKinks (1964)Arthur Greenslade1964 Jon Lord1964 Jimmy Page1964twelve-string acoustic guitaruncredited musiciansN/ARasa Davies (née Didzpetris)1964–1968all Kinks releases from Kinks (1964) to The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)Bobby Graham1964–1965Nicky Hopkins 1965–1968all Kinks releases from The Kink Kontroversy (1965) to The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)Clem CattiniThe Kink Kontroversy (1965) and overdubs on Misfits (1978)Shel Talmy1965David Whitaker1967 arrangements Stanley Myers1970 Percy (1971)Vicki Brown1971 backing vocalsMuswell Hillbillies (1971)Ken Jones1971harmonicaDave Rowberry1972 organEverybody's in Show-Biz (1972)Krysia Kocjan1973backing vocalsPreservation Act 1 (1973)Lee PaveyLewis RichSue Brown1973–1974Pamela Travis1973–1975Maryann Price1974Preservation Act 2 (1974)Angi GirtonChristopher TimothyvoiceChris Musk June RitchieSoap Opera (1975)Debbie Doss 1975backing vocalsSchoolboys in Disgrace (1975)Shirley RodenNick Trevisik 1977drumsMisfits (1978)Ron LawrencebassZaine GriffChrissie Hynde 1979–1981vocalsGive the People What They Want (1981)Kim Goody 1986backing vocalsThink Visual (1986)
Timeline
Lineups PeriodMembersReleasesJanuary 1964 – June 1966Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Pete Quaife – bass, backing vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion"Long Tall Sally" (1964) "You Still Want Me" (1964) Kinks (1964) "All Day and All of the Night" (1964) Kinksize Session (1964) Kinda Kinks (1965) "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" (1965) "Set Me Free" (1965) "See My Friends" (1965) Kwyet Kinks (1965) The Kink Kontroversy (1965) "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (1966) Face to Face (1966) June – November 1966Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion John Dalton – bass, backing vocalsFace to Face (1966) "Dead End Street" (1966)November 1966 – April 1969Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion Pete Quaife – bass, backing vocalsLive at Kelvin Hall (1967) Something Else by The Kinks (1967) "Autumn Almanac" (1967) "Wonderboy" (1968) "Days" (1968) The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) "Plastic Man" (1969)April 1969 – April 1970Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion John Dalton – bass, backing vocalsArthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)April 1970 – November 1976Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion John Dalton – bass, backing vocals John Gosling – keyboards, piano, backing vocalsLola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (1970) Percy (1971) Muswell Hillbillies (1971) Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) Preservation Act 1 (1973) Preservation Act 2 (1974) Soap Opera (1975) Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) Sleepwalker (1977) November 1976 – January 1978Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion John Gosling – keyboards, piano, backing vocals Andy Pyle – bassSleepwalker (1977) "Father Christmas" (1977) Misfits (1978)January 1978 – June 1979Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals Gordon Edwards – keyboards, piano, backing vocalsLow Budget (1979) June 1979 – July 1984Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums, percussion Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals Ian Gibbons – keyboards, piano, backing vocalsOne for the Road (1980) Give the People What They Want (1981) State of Confusion (1983) Word of Mouth (1984) July 1984 – April 1989Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals Ian Gibbons – keyboards, piano, backing vocals Bob Henrit – drums, percussionWord of Mouth (1984) Think Visual (1986) The Road (1986) UK Jive (1989)April 1989 – July 1993Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals Bob Henrit – drums, percussion Mark Haley – keyboards, piano, backing vocalsPhobia (1993)July 1993 – December 1997Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals Bob Henrit – drums, percussion Ian Gibbons – keyboards, piano, backing vocalsTo The Bone (UK 1994, US 1996)
References
External links The Kinks official website