Michael Charles Avory was born on 15 February 1944 and is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the English rock band the Kinks.
20 Facts About Mick Avory
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Mick Avory joined them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remained with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with guitarist Dave Davies.
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Mick Avory is the longest-serving member of the band, apart from the Davies brothers.
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Mick Avory is the most prolific member, again apart from the Davies brothers, who has played on twenty studio albums or nearly all of the band's creative output.
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Mick Avory was hired to replace him after their management saw an advertisement Mick Avory had placed in the trade magazine Melody Maker.
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Mick Avory attended a rehearsal at the Camden Head in Islington shortly before Christmas of 1963, then offered the job by manager Robert Wace just after New Year.
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The first single A-side Mick Avory played on was "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy", and went on to play on all Kinks recordings from the 1966 album Face to Face until his departure in 1984.
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Mick Avory was always considered the quietest and most easy-going member of the Kinks lineup and was Ray Davies's best friend.
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Mick Avory then fled into hiding for days to avoid arrest for grievous bodily harm.
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We were in Guildford, and after about five pints of this wonderful scrumpy, Mick Avory said if any other band offered him a tour, he wouldn't take it, because he didn't want to tour.
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Mick Avory was replaced by Bob Henrit, former drummer with The Roulettes, Unit 4 + 2 and Argent.
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Later on, it would seem that Dave Davies and Mick Avory settled their differences, as Mick Avory subsequently played the drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities", a track on the Think Visual album written by Dave Davies.
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Mick Avory was asked to rejoin by Ray Davies, but he declined as he wanted a rest from the non-stop touring, working and performing schedule of two decades.
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Mick Avory was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, with original bassist Pete Quaife and the Davies brothers.
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Mick Avory has performed with them ever since, recording an EP and a live album.
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Mick Avory brought together former original members of British 1960s groups, including himself, Avory, and Eric Haydock of the Hollies, performing as The Class of 64, featuring guitarists 'Telecaster Ted' Tomlin and Graham Pollock.
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In 2007, Mick Avory left the Class of 64 and, with other former 64 members Haydock, Pollock, and Tomlin, formed a new band called The Legends of the Sixties, adding Martin Lyon.
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Mick Avory plays in The '60s All Stars' band with British 1960s group members John Dee, Alan Lovell, and Derek Mandell.
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Mick Avory was selected to drum for From The Jam following Rick Buckler's departure, and toured with them in December 2009.
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Mick Avory has stated that she is not "terribly musical".