One of The Kinks‘ most renowed songs is, of course, their 1970 single “Lola”. Upon its release, the story in the lyrics confused, befuddled, and surprised listeners and stumped them for quite some ...

Ray Davies and his younger brother Dave began gigging around North London as teenagers, playing with other future stars such as Rod Stewart and Charlie Watts before settling into a quartet called the ...

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 ...