Presentation: The Kinks

A virtual talk and slideshow by 

Richie Unterberger

Rock historian and author Richie Unterberger presents an event spotlighting the prime work of the Kinks, one of the greatest British rock groups. Paced by the witty songwriting of singer Ray Davies and fiery guitar of his brother Dave, the band moved from the raucous British Invasion rock of their first hits in the mid-1960s to deft satirical observations of English life and eccentric characters. This program spotlights classics like “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night,” “A Well Respected Man,” “Sunny Afternoon,” “Waterloo Sunset” and “Lola,” as well as other highlights from their career in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Richie Unterberger is the author of numerous rock history books, including volumes on the Beatles, the Who, the Velvet Underground, Bob Marley and 1960s folk-rock. He teaches courses on rock and soul music history at several Bay Area colleges. His next book, to be published by Taschen in 2022, is San Francisco: Portrait of a City.

Tuesday, January 4th

noon - 1:30pm

Register HERE!

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Titles available in the Art, Music & Recreation Center on the Kinks:

Americana : the Kinks, the riff, the road : the story / Ray Davies                780.2 D2887a2 

God save the Kinks : a biography / Rob Jovanovic                                        780.2 ZK62jo  

Kink : an autobiography / Dave Davies                                                  780.2 ZK62d 1997  

The Kinks : a thoroughly English phenomenon / Carey Fleiner                    784.5 ZK621f  

The Kinks : all day and all of the night / by Doug Hinman                            780.2 ZK62hi

The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society / Andy Miller            780.2 ZK62mi 

The Kinks kronikles / John Mendelssohn                                                     784.5 ZK621m 

The Kinks : the official biography / by Jon Savage                                       784.5 ZK621s  

Ray Davies : a complicated life / Johnny Rogan                                    780.2 D2887r 2016  

The story of the Kinks : you really got me / Nick Hasted                             780.2 ZK62ha 

X-ray / Ray Davies                                                                                          780.2 D2887a