Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and Roger Daltrey’s stuttering vocal line in the ...

The British band The Kinks are mourning a very personal loss.

So much has been written about The Kinks since their conception back in 1964 that documenting a warts and all history would be an arduous task, although Doug Hinman's 2004 biography 'All Day And All ...

Shel Talmy, the producer behind hits including the Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me” and the Who’s “My Generation,” died on Wednesday following complications from a stroke, a representative confirmed to ...

Read our review of *Sunny Afternoon*, written by Joe Penhall, now in performances at Alexandra Palace to 31 January. Read ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danny Horn, left, as Ray Davies, flings an arm around Oliver Hoare, who plays Dave Davies, during the “Lola” finale of “Sunny ...

Though he was American, he helped define the sound of the British Invasion after settling in London in the early 1960s. By Alex Williams Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born record producer who helped unleash ...

Over 20 years of chart success represent an impressive feat by any standards. The Kinks managed to pull that off, even in the US, where their music didn’t always translate as well. Their first hit in ...

Rob Mason was among the Mackems to see The Kinks play The Mecca in Sunderland in the early 70s. Decades later, he went along to the Empire to review the musical based on their music which defined an ...

The multi-Olivier Award-winning musical based on the songs of The Kinks is coming to Kent as part of its UK tour. Sunny ...

Clem was played on every Blondie album, contributing to such enduring classics as “Heart of Glass,” “One Way or Another,” “Call Me,” “Dreaming,” “Rapture,” and “The Tide Is High.” Burke also performed ...

Paul Stanley was born, The Beatles' debut U.S. album, 'Meet The Beatles', was released, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat, ...