LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The Kinks are planning to reunite next year, marking the first time the original members of the British rock band will play together in nearly four decades.

LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Kinks frontman Ray Davies says he was shocked when Britain's Queen Elizabeth told him, "I hope they catch the (expletive) who shot you."

LONDON, March 17 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth Wednesday honored British songwriter and singer Ray Davies as a commander of the British Empire.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The Kinks singer and co-founder Ray Davies is recovering after being shot in the thigh while on vacation in New Orleans, the BBC reported.