At last, he is a well-respected man. The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me', 40th-anniversary reissue and 'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society' deluxe edition are out now, both on Sanctuary.

Their rendition of “A Well Respected Man” here is positively jolly, even more so than the studio version. The band led the crowd in a sing-along, and the joy is contagious. Hear The Kinks ...

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And nestled between the disc’s indie-pop and classic rock cuts is The Kinks’ “A Well Respected Man,” a top-20 hit from 1965 that predicted the wit, sophistication, and iconoclasm the band ...

After more than an hour of talking about The Kinks, songwriting and suchlike, Ray Davies takes off his sunglasses (Ray-Bans, appropriately) and visibly rel... Saturday, 5 April 2025 Newsletters ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. British artist Ray Davies, left, performs at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park, Saturday, June 25, 2011 ...

There's resignation, defiance, and practicality in the way Ray Davies assesses his career these days. Of course the onetime leader of the Kinks would rather be writing, recording, and playing new ...

Not only are The Kinks credited with creating the heavy metal blueprint, they also recorded some of rock’s most enduring songs. Here are their best albums ...