List of The Kinks members

The Kinks
Origin	London, England
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1964–1996
Past members	Ray Davies Dave Davies Mick Avory Pete Quaife Nicky Hopkins John Dalton John Gosling Andy Pyle Gordon John Edwards Jim Rodford Ian Gibbons Bob Henrit Mark Haley

The Kinks were a British rock band, initially consisted of Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass guitar, backup vocals), and Mick Avory (drums and percussion). The Davies brothers remained members throughout the group's 32-year run. Avory left in 1984, the result of a dispute with Dave Davies, and was replaced on drums by Bob Henrit. John Dalton played bass for part of 1966 after Quaife was injured in a car accident, and joined as a full-time member when Quaife left to set up his own band in 1969. Dalton remained until the late 1970s, when he was replaced by Jim Rodford. Though not a member of the band, keyboardist Nicky Hopkins accompanied The Kinks during studio sessions from 1965 to 1968. Several keyboardists were later members of the band, most notably John Gosling (1970–1978) and Ian Gibbons (1979–1989, 1993–1996). Tensions between the Davies brothers and ultimate critical demise, brought the break-up of the band.

Bandmembers

Vocals

Ray Davies

Active: Feb 1964–1996

Instruments: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, keyboards

Release contributions: all Kinks releases

Ray Davies was a member of the original band formed in 1964.

Guitar

Dave Davies

Active: Feb 1964–1996

Instruments: lead guitar, vocals

Release contributions: all Kinks releases

Dave Davies was a member of the original band formed in 1964.

Drums and percussion

Mick Avory

Active: Feb 1964–1984

Instruments: drums and percussion

Release contributions: all Kinks releases from Kinks (1964) to Word of Mouth (1984), "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" on Think Visual (1986) and "Entertainment" on UK Jive (1989).

Mick Avory was a member of the original band formed in 1964.

Bob Henrit

Active: 1984–1996

Instruments: drums and percussion

Release contributions: all releases from Think Visual (1986) to To the Bone (1996)

Bob Henrit replaced Mick Avory in 1984 after Avory and Davies quarreled in the studio.

Bass guitar

Pete Quaife

Active: Feb 1964–June 1966, Nov 1966–Mar 1969

Instruments: bass guitar, backup vocals

Release contributions: from Kinks (1964) to The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

Pete Quaife was a member of the original band formed in 1964.

John Dalton

Active: June–Nov 1966, Apr 1969–1976, 1978

Instruments: bass guitar, vocals

Release contributions: all releases from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) to Misfits

Dalton briefly covered for Quaife in 1966 only to replace him full-time in 1969 after the latter quit.

Andy Pyle

Active: 1976–1978

Instruments: bass guitar, vocals

Release contributions: Sleepwalker (1977) and Misfits (1978)

Andy Pyle replaced John Dalton after the latter quit the band in 1976, only in turn to be replaced by Dalton.

Jim Rodford

Active: 1978–1996

Instruments: bass guitar, backup vocals

Release contributions: all releases from Low Budget (1979) to To the Bone (1996)

Jim Rodford stepped in when Dalton finally left the band in 1978

Keyboards and piano

Nicky Hopkins (session member)

Active: 1965–1968

Instruments: keyboards, piano

Release contributions: The Kinks Kontroversy (1965) to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

Albeit not a full member of the band, Nicky Hopkins contributed to 4 studio albums, as producer Shel Talmy invited him to their sessions. His fragile health however prevented him to join full-time or tour with the band.

John Gosling

Active: 1970–1978

Instruments: keyboards, piano, backup vocals

Release contributions: all releases from Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) to Misfits (1978)

The band expanded into a five piece in 1970.

Gordon John Edwards

Active: 1978

Instruments: keyboards, piano, backup vocals

Release contributions: none

Gordon John Edwards briefly toured with the band during 1978.

Ian Gibbons

Active: 1979–1989, 1993–1996

Instruments: keyboards, piano, backup vocals

Release contributions: all releases from Give the People What They Want (1981) to To the Bone (1996), apart from Phobia (1993)

Ian Gibbons joined the band after the band recorded Low Budget.

Mark Haley

Active: 1989–1993

Instruments: keyboards, piano, backup vocals

Release contributions: "Down All The Days (UK Jive)", "Scattered", "Over The Edge", "Informer", "Til The End Of The Day" (The Kinks At The BBC).

After Gibbons left the band, Haley joined during the recording of the "UK Jive" album and also toured with them.

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