The Kinks

The Kinks became a household name 50 years ago with the release of 'You Really Got Me.'

Dave Davies emphatically rebukes a BBC documentary that says that Jimmy Page played on the Kinks classic.

After one mishap, a powerful musicians union's kept the Kinks out of the U.S. for four long years.

Split since 1996, the Kinks have been in talks to reform for their 50th anniversary.

The Kinks' 'Lola' takes on David Bowie's 'Rebel Rebel' in this week's Clash of the Titans.

Dave and Ray Davies are still discussing the possibility of a reunion to celebrate the Kinks' 50th anniversary.

The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' takes on Heart's 'Barracuda' in the finals of March Riff Madness.

Back in September, guitarist Dave Davies said there was a "50-50" chance of the Kinks reuniting. Apparently, those numbers are getting better by the day.

‘The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society’ was both ahead of and behind the times when the British rockers released the album in November 1968. A critical success, but commercial disappointment at the time, the ‘Village Green’ LP eventually became the Kinks’ bestselling studio album, prompting frontman Ray Davies to once refer to it as “the most successful flop of all time.”

It's up to Ray Davies to decide if and when the Kinks reunite for a tour in 2014. But Dave Davies, the band's guitarist, makes it clear that he's up for it. In fact, he says he told his brother that now is the time because they're not getting any younger.

The early '70s took their toll on quite a number of rock's biggest acts. The combination of artistic ambition, family life, the demands of stardom, increasing drug use and aging in a medium originally designed to celebrate youth resulted in many artists rethinking their career choice. For Ray Davies, all of these issues came to a head in July 1973, when he announced onstage that he was quitting th

The Kinks's 1971 'Muswell Hillbillies' album was a critical success, but a commercial flop. The album -- their ninth -- will be reissued this fall with an abundance of bonus tracks. The original album included 12 songs; the reissue will contain 25.