The Kinks 1963–1996 2018-Present Is An English Pop-Rock Group That Came Out Of The British R&B Scene Of The Early 1960s. Formed In Muswell Hill North London By Brothers Ray Davies And Dave Davies In 1964 And Categorised In The United States As A "British Invasion" Band The Kinks Are Recognised As One Of The Most Important And Influential Rock Groups Of The Era. In 1990 Their First Year Of Eligibility The Original Four Members Were Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Later In November 2005 They Were Inducted Into The UK Music Hall Of Fame. Among Numerous Other Honours They Received The Ivor Novello Award For "Outstanding Service To British Music" In 2006. The Kinks Reunited In June 2018 With The Davies Brothers And Drummer Mick Avory. Formed In 1963 In Muswell Hill North London They First Gained Prominence On The Heels Of The Well-Received And Highly Influential Single "You Really Got Me" 1964 . The Group Originally Consisted Of Lead Singer/guitarist Ray Davies His Brother Lead Guitarist Dave Davies Drummer Mick Avory And Bassist Pete Quaife. Quaife Left twice In The Late 1960s And Avory Finally Left In 1984 As The Result Of A Long-Running Dispute With Dave Davies Leaving Only The Davies Brothers As The Core Of The Original Group. With Ray Davies' Songwriting Skills And Unashamedly English Voices Dave Davies' Impressive Guitar Work And Avory's Tight And Steady Drumming The Band Became One Of The Best And Most Influential Groups Of British Pop And The "British Invasion" Of The U.S.A. Lasting Longer Than Any Of Their Competitors Apart From The Rolling Stones As They Broke Up In 1996. Their Catalogue Of Songs Has Been Covered By Van Halen The Pretenders The Black Keys The Stranglers Queens Of The Stone Age And Many More. Members Ray Davies – Vocals Rhythm Guitar 1963–1996 Dave Davies – Lead Guitar Vocals 1963–1996 Pete Quaife – Bass Guitar 1963–1969 John Dalton – Bass Guitar 1969–1976 Andy Pyle – Bass Guitar 1976–1978 Jim Rodford – Bass Guitar 1978–1996 Mick Avory – Drums 1963–1984 Bob Henrit – Drums 1984–1996 John Gosling – Keyboards Piano 1970–1978 Gordon Edwards – Keyboards Piano 1978–1979 Ian Gibbons – Keyboards Piano 1979–1989 1993–1996 Mark Haley – Keyboards Piano 1989–1993 Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
"David Watts" Is A Song Written By Ray Davies That Originally Appeared On The Kinks's 1967 Album Something Else By The Kinks. It Was Also The American And Continental Europe B-Side To Autumn Almanac. It Has Been Included On Several Compilation Albums Including The Kink Kronikles 1972 . It Is About The Singer's Great Admiration Of Fellow Schoolboy David Watts Who Appears To Have A "charmed Life." There Is An Undercurrent Of Either Deep Jealousy Or As AllMusic Put It "a Schoolboy Crush." It Is Also As Jon Savage Has Written One Of Ray Davies' "sharpest Homoerotic Songs". As Ray Davies Has Confirmed In "The Kinks The Official Biography" By Savage "David Watts Is A Real Person. He Was A Concert Promoter In Rutland". Ray Goes On To Relate How The Real Watts Was Gay And Demonstrated An Obvious Romantic Interest In Brother Dave. In This Light Lines Like "he Is So Gay And Fancy Free" And "all The Girls In The Neighbourhood Try To Go Out With David Watts....But Can't Succeed.." Provide A Second Level Of Interpretation Based On This Ironic In-Joke. The Song Was Later Covered By The Jam Who Released It On 26 August 1978 As The First Single From Their Third Studio Album All Mod Cons. The Jam Version Which Reached No. 25 In The UK Singles Chart Featured Bassist Bruce Foxton On Vocals Rather Than Paul Weller As It Was Not In The Right Key For The Jam Frontman. It Was Backed By "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" Also From All Mod Cons.