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Post by HollyH on Feb 11, 2014 22:43:05 GMT -5
FEBRUARY 12, 1964 -- The newly-renamed Kinks -- formerly the Ravens -- sign a formal agreement with Robert Wace and Grenville Collins, a.k.a. Boscobel Productions, to manage the band. Because the four band members -- Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, and their brand-new drummer Mick Avory -- are all so young, their parents have to countersign the contract.
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Post by HollyH on Feb 13, 2014 21:33:24 GMT -5
FEBRUARY 13, 1964 -- The Kinks' first single, "Long Tall Sally" / "I Took My Baby Home" lands on the 15 February Melody Maker chart, released today, at number 42, where it will last for only a week before disappearing.
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Post by HollyH on Feb 16, 2014 18:06:43 GMT -5
FEBRUARY 15, 1964 -- The Kinks play a dance concert at the Moravian Church Hall in Hornsey, in North London, where their local reputation ensures a sell-out crowd.
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Post by HollyH on Feb 21, 2014 18:31:31 GMT -5
FEBRUARY 21, 1964 -- The Kinks drive up to Liverpool, in their new refitted ambulance-cum-tour van, to play a lunchtime gig at the Cavern Club. Granada Television also films a separate performance, although the film is never aired. Later on they play a show at the Mersey View Ballroom in nearby Frodsham, and drive back to London in the middle of the night.
For these performances, Ray is wearing temporary tooth caps, prior to being fitted out with permanent ones. At the last moment, however, he will leave the dentists' office, deciding to keep the gap and be true to himself.
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Post by HollyH on Aug 3, 2014 23:27:49 GMT -5
AUGUST 4, 1964 --The Kinks' third 45 rpm single -- and potentially their last, if it doesn't make more of a splash than Nos. 1 and 2 did -- is released in the UK by Pye Records.
The record is titled "You Really Got Me."
A month later, on Thursday September 10, it will be the #1 record in the country -- the Kinks' first of many chart-topping records.
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Post by HollyH on Aug 5, 2014 12:43:13 GMT -5
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