Features by Patrick Berkery Had it been Mick Avory, not British session ace Bobby Graham, playing on iconic early Kinks singles like “You Really Got Me” and “All Day and All of the Night,” and had the group not been barred from touring the U.S. from 1965 to 1969 due to disputes with the American Federation of Musicians, then Avory, the band’s drummer from 1964 to 1984, might enjoy the same universal recognition as British Invasion contemporaries including Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, and Charlie Watts.He’s certainly worthy of it. After producer Shel Talmy deemed the drummer (initially more of a jazz player with a light touch, by his own admission) ready for studio duty, and when the Kinks finally got back in front of American audiences, Avory showed he could bash with the best of them. And as Ray Davies’ songwriting evolved beyond the garage-y sound of those early sides, […]