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Michael Charles Avory (born February 15, 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for The Kinks from their formation in 1964 to 1984. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Molesey is a place in the Elmbridge district of Surrey. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, was the breakthrough moment of the burgeoning British Invasion. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is mostly a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pye Records was a British record label. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The Kinks were an English rock group, formed in the mid-1960s by Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Molesey is a place in the Elmbridge district of Surrey. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Kinks were an English rock group, formed in the mid-1960s by Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Before the Kinks (1962-1963)

In 1962, before he joined The Kinks, he briefly played drums for The Rolling Stones. He played their first show at The Marquee Club, but his tenure did not last long. He was subsequently replaced by their current drummer Charlie Watts. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Charlie Watts Charles Robert Charlie Watts (born 2 June 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. ...

Work with the band (1964-1984)

Main article: The Kinks

Avory was hired by the Kinks (who had just changed their name at that time from the Ravens) in January 1964, after their management saw an advertisement he had placed in the trade magazine Melody Maker. Despite his ability, early Kinks' recordings (including hits such as You Really Got Me) commonly did not feature Avory on drums; producer Shel Talmy hired more seasoned session drummers (most notably Clem Cattini and Bobby Graham) for studio work well into 1965, with Avory commonly providing supporting percussion. After the summer of 1964, Mick played drums on virtually the majority of Kinks recordings. The first album to feature his drumming was Kinda Kinks, though his most brilliant moments would come on the albums Village Green Preservation Society and Arthur . His last recorded performance was on Word of Mouth, where he was featured on three tracks, although he had not been an official member of the band for some time. Avory is also the third member behind the Davies brothers, who had played with all the bandmembers, who have been in the different incarnations of the band. The Kinks were an English rock group, formed in the mid-1960s by Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies. ... You Really Got Me is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. ... Shel Talmy (born August 11, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a notable record producer. ... Clem Cattini (born August, 1939 in London, England) was the drummer for 1960s British band, The Tornados as well as a session drummer. ... Bobby Graham (born Robert Graham Neate on March 11, 1940 in Edmonton, London) is a session musician and has been described as the most incredible drummer in the United Kingdom, or alternatively, Europe. ... Track Listing Look for Me Baby (R. Davies) 2:17 Got My Feet on the Ground (R. Davies) 2:14 Nothin in the World Can Stop Me Worryin Bout That Girl (R. Davies) 2:44 Naggin Woman (Anderson, West) 2:36 Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight (R. Davies) 2... The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society is a pop-rock album released by the English music group The Kinks on November 22, 1968. ... </gallery> </gallery> </gallery> </gallery> </gallery> </gallery> </gallery> </gallery>neygoround, Part One]] (1970) Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is a concept album by English rock band The Kinks, released in late 1969. ...

Avory was always considered the quietest and most easy-going member of the Kinks lineup and was Ray Davies's best friend. However, his turbulent working relationship with guitarist Dave Davies resulted in many legendary onstage fights. In the most notorious (and widely mis-reported) incident, at The Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, S.Wales in 1965, Avory hit Davies with his drum pedal (not the cymbal stand, which, according to later interviews with Avory "would have decapitated him"), in reprisal for Davies kicking over his drumkit as revenge for a drunken fight the previous night in Taunton, apparently won by Mick. He then fled into hiding for days to avoid arrest for Grievous Bodily Harm. Other times, fuming, he would hurl his drumsticks at Dave. David Russell Gordon Davies (born February 3, 1947) was a singer and guitarist with the British rock band The Kinks, which he founded with Pete Quaife in 1963. ...

Ultimately, the relationship between Mick and the younger Davies brother would degrade to the point where Avory would leave the band. Later on, it would seem that Davies and Avory settled their differences, as Avory subsequently played the drums on "Rock 'N' Roll Cities", a track on the Think Visual album written by Dave Davies. Mick was asked to rejoin by Ray, but he declined as he wanted to rest of the non-stop touring, working and performing schedule for 2 decades. Think Visual is an album by British rock band, The Kinks. ...

Leaving (1984)

By agreement with Ray Davies, he left performing and recording with the band in 1984, after his working relationship with Dave Davies had become unsustainable. David Russell Gordon Davies (born February 3, 1947) was a singer and guitarist with the British rock band The Kinks, which he founded with Pete Quaife in 1963. ...

Ray explained the situation: "The saddest day for me was when Mick left. Dave and Mick just couldn't get along. There were terrible fights, and I got to the point where I couldn't cope with it any more. Push came to shove, and to avoid an argument I couldn't face....we were doing a track called "Good Day" and I couldn't face having Mick and Dave in the studio, so I did it with a drum machine. Dave said he wanted to replace Mick, and Mick had an important sound. Mick wasn't a great drummer, but he was a jazz drummer - same school, same era as Charlie Watts. I took Mick out, and we got very, very drunk. We were in Guildford, and after about five pints of this wonderful scrumpy, Mick said if any other band offered him a tour, he wouldn't take it, because he didn't want to tour. And I remember him getting the train back - because he was banned from driving; it was a very bad year for Mick - and he walked to the station and disappeared into the mist." Avory was subsequently replaced by Bob Henrit, former drummer with Unit 4 + 2 and Argent. Robert Bob Henrit is a British drummer who has worked as a session musician with several musical groups, including The Roulettes, Argent, and The Kinks. ... Unit 4 + 2 was a British band which had a #1 hit in 1965 with Concrete and Clay. The song topped the UK charts for two weeks. ... Argent was the name of a rock band founded in 1969 by Rod Argent after his previous band, The Zombies, broke up. ...

Current work (1985-present)

He has continued since 1984 in a management role with the Kinks and their Konk Studio in London. However he still performed on some tracks of their sophomore albums like Think Visual and Word of Mouth. After the band stopped working in 1996, he started playing with the Kast-Off Kinks, along with John Dalton, Dave Clarke (no relation to the Dave Clark of "The Dave Clark Five"), and John Gosling. He has performed with them ever since. He has managed to patch up his relationship with Dave Davies, and now is friends with both Davies brothers. He keeps in regular contact and continues to manage Konk studios in London. He was inducted into the both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, with original bassist Pete Quaife and the Davies brothers. John Dalton (b. ... The Dave Clark Five (DC5) were an English rock and roll group in the 1960s, and one of the few that were able to present something of a commercial threat to The Beatles, the dominant group of the period. ... John Gosling, classically trained organist and pianist, joined The Kinks in 1970 in time for their first US tour since their notorious ban. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music. ... Peter Quaife Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife, (born on December 31, 1943), is an English musician. ...

By April 2004 by request of The Animals, who were about to do their 40th anniversary tour. Chip Hawkes (formerly of The Tremeloes) was asked to form a band to tour along with them. This he did and brought together a true beat-era supergroup. The band features former original members of British 60's-era groups, including Avory, Eric Haydock (The Hollies) and Hawkes, who have now combined to perform as The Class of 64 (referring to the actual year the British Invasion took America by storm), also featuring guitarists 'Telecaster Ted' Tomlin and Graham Pollock. The band have toured around the world, and have recorded an album of their former band's hits, as well as a new single. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... The US edition of The Animals self-titled debut album. ... Here Comes My Baby: The Ultimate Collection cover. ... Eric Haydockwas the original bass guitarist with The Hollies from 1963 till 1966. ... The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, was the breakthrough moment of the burgeoning British Invasion. ...

External links

• The Class of 64
• Mick Avory's page at Drummerworld
• 2001's Interview with Mick Avory
• Kast off Kinks fansite