Amoeba Music

By Bob Fagan

             The Davies brothers, Ray and Dave, grew up in a large working class family in Muswell Hill, North London, England. They began performing in skiffle groups in their early teens. Pete Quaife, who attended the same school as the Davies brothers, began to play with the brothers at about this time.  Ray, the elder brother by three years, entered Hornsy Art College, where Rod Stewart was a fellow classmate. The brothers and Quaife were joined on drums by Mick Avory, a one-gig member of the fledgling Rolling Stones; they called themselves, The Ravens. Signed in early 1963 by Pye Records, they changed their name to The Kinks; the name came from the... Read More

Genre:

Rock

City Of Origin:

London, England

Formed Date:

1964