The Kast Off Kinks
The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of former members of the band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunions for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, The Archway EP, in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club.
Members
Current members
- Dave Clarke – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Mick Avory – drums, percussion
- John Dalton – bass, backing vocals, lead vocalist on Willesden Green
- John Gosling: keyboards, backing vocals
Former members
- Jim Rodford - bass guitar, backing vocals died 2018
- Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals died 2019
Guest musicians
The original bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife, played at selected shows with the band before his death in 2010. The Kinks' drummer from 1984 to 1996, Bob Henrit, has also occasionally performed with the band. At Kinks fan conventions since 2007, The Kast Off Kinks have been joined on stage for a few songs by The Kinks' main songwriter and frontman Ray Davies.Former Kinks backing singers Debi Doss and Shirlie Roden also perform regularly with The Kast Off Kinks, and Ray Davies' first wife, Rasa Davies, has made occasional guest appearances as backing vocalist. Mark Haley finally guested with the band at the 2011 fan convention in London and again in 2012 in both London and Utrecht.
Timeline
Due to a lack of information, not everything is known for certain.| ? -2008 | 2008-2010 | 2010-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-? | |
| Dave Clarke | Lead guitar, vocals | Lead guitar, vocals | Lead guitar, vocals | Lead guitar, vocals | Lead guitar, vocals |
| John Dalton | Bass guitar, backing vocals | guest | guest | Bass guitar, backing vocals | Bass guitar, backing vocals |
| Mick Avory | Drums, percussion | Drums, percussion | Drums, percussion | Drums, percussion | Drums, percussion |
| John Gosling | Keyboards | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest | Keyboards, backing vocals |
| Peter Quaife | Bass guitar | Possibly a guest | deceased | deceased | deceased |
| Ray Davies | guest | guest | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest |
| Jim Rodford | Possibly a guest | Bass guitar, vocals | Bass guitar, vocals | deceased | deceased |
| Ian Gibbons | Possibly a guest | Keyboards, vocals | Keyboards, vocals | Keyboards, vocals | deceased |
| Bob Henrit | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest | guest | Possibly a guest | Possibly a guest |
Annual shows
- Kinks Fan Club Konvention, North London
- Dutch Kinks Preservation Society, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Music at the Crossroads Festival, Hook Norton, England