The Kinks
The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.
They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s.
The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965 (as a result of constant fighting between the brothers).
Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned
"You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.
Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, American rock and roll, British music hall, folk, and country.
They gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' wittily observational writing style, and are considered one of the most influential groups of the period.
Early works included albums such as "Face to Face" (1966), "Something Else" (1967), "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" (1968), "Arthur" (1969), "Lola Versus Powerman" (1970), and "Muswell Hillbillies" (1971), along with their accompanying singles.
After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the band experienced a revival during the late 1970s and early 1980s with their albums "Sleepwalker" (1977), "Misfits" (1978), "Low Budget" (1979), "Give the People What They Want" (1981) and "State of Confusion" (1983).
In addition, groups such as Van Halen, the Jam, the Knack, the Pretenders and the Fall covered their songs, helping to boost the Kinks' record sales.
In the 1990s, Britpop acts such as Blur and Oasis cited the band as a major influence.
Ray Davies (rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) remained members throughout the band's 32-year run.
Longest-serving member Mick Avory (drums and percussion) was replaced by Bob Henrit, formerly of Argent, in 1984.
Original bass guitarist Pete Quaife was replaced by John Dalton in 1969, and Dalton was in turn replaced by Argent bassist Jim Rodford in 1978.
Session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins accompanied the band in the studio for many of their recordings in the mid-to-late 1960s.
In 1969 the band became an official five-piece when keyboardist John Gosling joined them, being replaced by Ian Gibbons in 1979, who remained in the band until they broke up in 1996 as a result of the commercial failures of their last few albums and creative tension between the Davies brothers.
The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US "Billboard" chart.
Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40.
In the UK, The Kinks have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums.
Four of their albums have been certified gold by the RIAA and the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Among numerous honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music".
In 1990, the original four members of The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005.
In 2018, after years of ruling out a reunion, Ray Davies and Dave Davies announced they were working to reform the Kinks.
Big Black Smoke
"Big Black Smoke" is the B-side to The Kinks' single "Dead End Street", written by Ray Davies.
The song was not originally included on any album, but has since appeared as a track on the popular 1972 "Kink Kronikles" compilation and as a bonus track on the CD reissue of "Face to Face".
The song makes reference to the recreational use of the drug Drinamyl with the lyric "And every penny she had was spent on "purple hearts" and cigarettes."
Another Girl
" Another Girl" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album" Help!" and included in the film of the same name.
The song was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon – McCartney.
The song is addressed to the singer's girlfriend, who is informed that the singer has found" another girl."
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Black Smoke
Black Smoke may refer to:
Big Black Delta
Big Black Delta is a solo project of Mellowdrone vocalist/ bassist Jonathan Bates.
Bates began the project in 2010 after becoming frustrated with the logistics of a band.
Thanks to help from Alessandro Cortini, of Nine Inch Nails, he discovered the possibilities of producing music on a laptop and quickly set about building a new sound.
In 2013, Bates released his self- titled debut album, Big Black Delta.
The album contained a mixture of fresh material and songs released on BBDLP1.
The album was released on Bates' own label, Masters of Bates, and was inspired by the soundtracks of Blade Runner and Solaris.
It was positively received by critics and was compared by one reviewer to music from Muse and The Joy Formidable.
Remixes of songs from the album have since come from Jimmy Edgar, John Tejada, Azari& III and Martyn.
The video for" Side of the Road" was directed by Warren Kommers, inspired by Bates' love of astrophysics and astronomy.
Big Black Delta has collaborated with a number of other artists such as War Widow, Alessandro Cortini, Susanne Sundfør, Morgan Kibby, and Poison The Well drummer Chris Hornbrook, acting as touring drummer.
He has received praise from Jay- Z on his blog, Life+ Times, and played in support of Gary Numan, M83 and Jane's Addiction on their tours.
Big Black Delta's latest album," WHORU812", was released on e One Music Canada in June 2017.
Prior to the album's release, Bates announced there would be only one live performance from Big Black Delta in 2017, to be played at The Viaduct in Los Angeles on July 14.
Hit song Huggin& Kissin and Capsize is used in the 2017 USA Network show The Sinner starring Jessica Biel.
Black Smoke (song)
" Black Smoke" is a song performed by German singer Ann Sophie.
The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, receiving zero points.
Despite" Heart of Stone" by Andreas Kümmert being the original winner of the selection show" Unser Song für Österreich", Kümmert decided to withdraw himself just when he was announced as the winner and therefore Ann Sophie and" Black Smoke" were chosen to represent the country.
The song was co-written by British singer Ella Eyre.
Black Smoke became the third German entry to get zero points at Eurovision, and the first one since Ulla Wiesner with" Paradies, wo bist du?" in 1965, 50 years ago.
Arsenal (American band)
Arsenal was an American band, formed by the former Big Black guitarist Santiago Durango, after Big Black broke up.
Durango was in law school at the time.
Arsenal featured similar characteristics to Big Black( drum machine, noisy guitar etc.) but a much less abrasive sound, mainly due to the addition of a melodic keyboard sound on certain songs.
For the first record, Santiago asked bassist Malachi Ritscher to play for him, resulting in the self- produced, four- song EP," Manipulator", released on Touch and Go Records in 1988.
At this time they also appeared on Blast First's" Nothing Short of Total War" compilation album, with the song" Little Hitlers".
Then, in 1990, with bassist Pierre Kezdy( Naked Raygun), Arsenal released a second EP, a 12 inch 45 rpm vinyl disc, titled" Factory Smog Is a Sign of Progress", also on Touch and Go Records.
Panda (Astro song)
" Panda" is a song of the Chilean band Astro and is the fifth song of the homonymous album of the year 2011.
The song was composed and produced by the singer of the band Andrés Nusser and released like third single of the album on February 1, 2013.
Black Smoke Rising (song)
" Black Smoke Rising" is a song by American rock band Greta Van Fleet.
It was first released on their debut EP" Black Smoke Rising" in 2017, and then later released again on their double EP" From the Fires" in 2018.
While not released as a single, the song charted briefly on the" Billboard" Mainstream Rock Songs and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Question: Which award the performer of song Big Black Smoke received?
Answer: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame