The Village Green Preservation Society. The Kinks - Dead End Street. Set Me Free. 20th Century Man. Tired of Waiting. All day and all of the night. You really got me. The Kinks. The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Dave Davies and Ray Davies in 1963. The Kinks, who rose to fame during the mid-1960s and were part of the British Invasion of the US, are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era.[1][2] History[edit] Formation (1962–1963)[edit] 6 Denmark Terrace, the childhood home of the Davies brothers. Visible at right is the front room, where the family's frequent Saturday night parties were held.
Around this period, the Ravens decided on a new, permanent name: the Kinks. Breakthrough and American touring ban (1964–1965)[edit] The Kinks' first single was a cover of the Little Richard song "Long Tall Sally". The Kinks amusing themselves during a Swedish tour in 1965 I remember getting up, going to the beach and seeing all these fishermen coming along. "There were only a few bands that had this sorta really rough-sounding, what we used to call 'R&B' style in the Sixties.