Peter Quaife, the original bass player for The Kinks, has died at the age of 66.
Quaife was with the band from 1963 to 1969 and played on the bands biggest hits including 'You Really Got Me' and 'Waterloo Sunset'.In 1969, he left to for Mapleoak. He left after one single.
He only ever rejoined once for a public show in Ontario in 1981 and that was only for the encore. He last played with The Kinks on stage when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
When there was word of a possibly Kinks reunion a few years ago, Quiafe said he would never do it.
The cause of death has not been revealed although if is known that Peter suffered from kidney disease for the past decade.
