The Kinks ( B25 )

Music writers and other musicians have acknowledged the influence of the Kinks on the development of hard rock and heavy metal. Musicologist Joe Harrington stated: "'You Really Got Me', 'All Day and All of the Night' and 'I Need You' were predecessors of the whole three-chord genre... [T]he Kinks did a lot to help turn rock 'n' roll (Jerry Lee Lewis) into rock (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Stooges)." Queen guitarist Brian May credited the band with planting "the seed which grew into riff-based music."

A musical, Sunny Afternoon, based on the early life of Ray Davies and the formation of the Kinks, opened at the Hampstead Theatre in April 2014. The musical's name came from the band's 1966 hit single "Sunny Afternoon" and features songs from the band's back catalogue.

In 2015, it was reported that Julien Temple would direct a biopic of The Kinks titled You Really Got Me, with singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn and actor George MacKay cast to play Ray and Dave Davies, respectively.

Members

• Ray Davies – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1964–1996)
• Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing & lead vocals (1964–1996)
• Pete Quaife – bass guitar, backing vocals (1964–1966, 1966-1969; died 2010)
• Mick Avory – drums (1964–1984)
• Bob Henrit – drums (1984–1996)
• John Dalton – bass guitar, backing vocals (1966, 1969–1976, 1978)
• Andy Pyle – bass guitar, backing vocals (1976–1978)
• Jim Rodford – bass guitar, backing vocals (1978–1996; died 2018)
• John Gosling – keyboards (1970–1978)
• Gordon John Edwards – keyboards (1978; died 2002)
• Ian Gibbons – keyboards (1979–1989, 1993–1996)
• Mark Haley – keyboards (1989–1993)

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