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Raymond Douglas Davies was born at 6 Denmark Terrace in the Fortis Green area of London on 21 June 1944. [5] He is the seventh of eight children born to working-class parents, including six elder sisters and younger brother Dave Davies. [5] His father, Frederick George Davies, [6] was a slaughterhouse worker. [7]
Sir Ray Davies, CBE ist ein britischer Musiker, Komponist und Schriftsteller. Er war Bandleader, Leadsänger und Gitarrist der Rockgruppe The Kinks, die er 1963 mit seinem Bruder Dave gründete. Er schrieb fast alle bekannten Songs der Gruppe, darunter zahlreiche Hits wie You Really Got Me, Sunny Afternoon und Lola.
Jun 21, 2023 · Lieblingsalben der 80er: The Smiths – „The Queen Is Dead“. Trockener Witz, das an der Realität geschulte Auge des begnadeten Geschichtenerzählers, die Music Hall-Tradition (bei „Lola ...
May 24, 2023 · The most British song in the Kinks’ catalog: “A Well Respected Man” (1965) In an era when many of his peers had their sights set on America, Davies wrote with remarkable sympathy about ...
Nov 14, 2023 · Ray Davies has been weaving novelistic narratives steeped in empathy for six decades now. Usually, though, his medium is the four-minute rock song.
Jul 11, 2018 · Ray Davies Featured On Bill Shanley Album, ‘Midnight Mission,’ Available Now. Ray Davies contributed vocals and lyrics to the song “Graceville (I’ll Take You There)” on Bill Shanley’s new solo album, Midnight Mission, in stores today. Get your copy on CD…. Read More.
Jun 21, 2024 · A gnawing feeling of not-quite-rightness is emboldened when, just 15 minutes into our interview, Ray Davies – chief Kink, peerless musical chronicler of post-war, working-class England, ’60s survivor, arch ironist – becomes noticeably distracted.
Nov 22, 2023 · The Kinks’ Ray Davies on drugs, mortality, and his volatile relationship with his brother: ‘I have a dark side’. While the frontman was always the more subdued of his bandmates, especially ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Exploring the life and times of Kinks frontman and revolutionary songwriter Ray Davies, who penned some of the greatest songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
Sep 21, 2024 · Ray Davies (born June 21, 1944, London, England) is an English musician and songwriter best known for his work with the rock band the Kinks.
