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Former member of The Kinks passes away

Former member of The Kinks passes away

The musician Pete Quaife, who was one of the founding members of The Kinks, has died. He was 66.

It was while attending school in London in the early 60s that Mr. Quaife, who played bass, met a fellow pupil called Ray Davies and they decided to form a group. They called it The Kinks and Ray’s brother Dave was also recruited.

A record contract was clinched in 1963 with You Really Got Me being released the following year. It reached number one in the singles chart and also did very well in the US.

Mr. Quaife was seriously injured in a road accident in 1966 and was forced to take a break from the group. He was back with the group for the recording of Waterloo Sunset (1967).

However, in 1969 he decided to leave the group after what was reported to be in-fighting. He moved to Denmark and began developing his talents as a graphic artist.

He then lived in Canada where he worked as a political cartoonist and airbrush artist. During this period he had one last performance with The Kinks when they played a concert in Toronto in 1981.

Mr. Quaife was treated for kidney failure in the late 1990s. 

 

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