![Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: "It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market."](https://d3le1x71fx28bd.cloudfront.net/27041438-5708-4b78-932a-e80557444285/5576ca8a-1dfb-41d0-aac7-7d3cef7b9d3d.jpg "Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: \"It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market.\"")
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The Kinks are a seminal British rock band formed in 1964, led by songwriter Ray Davies; their influential sound helped define the British Invasion and inspired generations of musicians. Known for classics like "You Really Got Me" and celebrated albums such as The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, the band remains a touchstone in rock history.
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The Kinks' 'Waterloo Sunset' has repeatedly been voted one of Britain's greatest songs by critics and the public, often praised for its cinematic storytelling and melody
