Watch videos & listen to The Kinks: You Really Got Me, All Day And All Of The Night & more, plus 220 pictures. The Kinks (1963–1996) were a British rock group that came out of the British R&B/Garage Rock scene of the early 1960s. Formed in 1963 in London, UK, they first gained prominence on the heels of the well-received and highly influential single You Really Got Me (19 60sbritishclassicinvasionrock in Public bookmarkswith last.fm