Mick Avory Musical artist

Michael Charles "Mick" Avory (born 15 February 1944) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the British rock band, The Kinks, joining them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remaining with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with guitarist Dave Davies. He is the longest-serving member of the band, beside the Davies brothers.

Personal facts

Mick Avory
Birth dateFebruary 15, 1944
Hometown
Surrey
Molesey

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Musical artist

Career started1962
associated musical artist
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
The Kast Off Kinks
The Class of 64
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Pop music
Rock music
instrument
Drum kit
record label
Pye Records
RCA Records
Arista Records

Mick Avory on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://kastoffkinks.co.uk/index.html
  2. http://kinks.it.rit.edu/misc/articles/Qmag.html
  3. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Mick_Avory.html
  4. http://www.retrosellers.com/features69.htm
  5. http://www.thelegendsofthesixties.com
  6. http://www.whykinks.net/links/kast/start.htm