Wow, what a way to head out of the place. Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies CBE (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ s / DAY-vis; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. On the night the Kinks finished recording “Waterloo Sunset”, in April 1967, the long-suffering wife of the 22-year-old So you can't really compare them to the George Harrisons, Dave Davies or Eric Claptons. Do you ever get carried away with the material side? All of his / cronies used to go with him. He was the lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave.He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. 2,112 likes. He certainly doesn't do anything too complex, but what he does is incredibly effective. Ray Davies is one of the most talented and productive song writers in the business. I purchased my first Kink 45 in 1965 and still buy Kinks and Ray Davies CDs today. You probably don't want to … ... like the Ray Davies … We provide Info on any public performances and or events with Ray Davies. Lets make it happen Ray, even if it is just for one album and a tour. Ray always cut an effete figure beside his marauding sibling, the estimable Kinks guitarist, Dave Davies. The Kinks have turned 50 last and nagging talk of a reunion is still in the ether. It has been a long fun trip. It's a kind of “the emperor has no clothes” observation from a musician who was a contemporary of theirs, and whom I'm sure felt he was every bit as good a songwriter as Lennon-McCartney, and definitely superior to George Harrison. This is why I call Sir Raymond Douglas Davies by his first name (knighthood was inevitable). Why it matters. Still no word, sadly, but Ray is now back with his first solo album in a decade. Critic's Notebook: Kinks' Ray Davies is turning 70. I really think Ray is a very good acoustic guitarist. 6 talking about this. Lyrics to "Dad And The Green Amp (Dialogue)" by RAY DAVIES: Dad was a real party animal. ... (an album Robyn revisited this year to perform in full with Yo La Tengo). Dave Davies, lead guitarist and founding member for The Kinks, will perform his first show in 13 years in the UK in April. Ray Davies Live shows and tour schedule. 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. Lennon was and Ray is a briliant songwriter. Public events only not private. I never made that much. Uptown Theatre Napa - Napa. Meanwhile a kind of Kinks reunion stormed the West End in the shape of Sunny Afternoon, written by playwright Joe Penhall from an original story by Ray Davies. We provide Info on any public performances and or events with Ray Davies. It still pains him that Ray once claimed the distinctive riff at the start of You Really Got Me, with its cleverly distorted sound, came about after he slashed some guitar strings with a razor. And at closing time they'd come back home. Ray Davies returns in April with Americana, his first solo album in 10 years. Public events only not private. February 1, 2019 Ray Davies Featured On Bill Shanley Album, ‘Midnight Mission,’ Available Now. October 20,1997:Ray Davies@ Westbury Music Fair(no notes) w/ Joe Bonamassa. Ben introduced me to lots of his friends who had come over for the gig, including rock and roll legend and lead singer of The Kinks, Ray Davies. He loved to go at the pub and have a / singsong with his mates and drink as much stout as possible. There are some songwriters, Ray Davies & brother Dave being two, that have the ability to write a song that pulls multiple emotions out of you, and, boy, Living On A Thin Line does that to me. It’s love, regret, hope and sorrow, all tangled up in a seemingly-simple pop song. It’s his feeling for the human comedy, the human condition, that makes songs like “Autumn Almanac” at once personal and … I saw the band 13 times. Ray Davies Concert at the Uptown Theater. The definitive Ray Davies interview by Candy Darling, Tinkerbelle and Glenn O'Brien Tinkerbelle: You've probably made a lot of money. This is what Ray does. The Kinks in 1964 (photo: Hulton Archive) “The competition between me and [brother] February 27,2010: Ray Davies and The 88@Westbury Music Fair The 88 open the show, Ray does his acoustic thing and then rewards the crowd with a stunning, KinKs hits filled electric set with THE 88 backing. As you can probably tell by this hugely gushy and emotional post that I am still on the biggest high that I want to continue enjoying. Ray Davies plays Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park on July 12. In the absence of the real thing, there is a double-disc greatest hits album surfing the wave of latter-day Kinksmania. The 15-track long-player shares the name of his 2013 autobiography and when the Kinks frontman spoke to Billboard back in early 2015, he told them he’d penned “100 some songs with that I need to start recording” for the this very album.. Americana is co-produced with Guy Massey and John … Your long-time fans (like myself) are waiting. Ray: I'm not wealthy. Since the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a … Saw Ray Davies at the Uptown Theater on July 17th and I can honestly say it was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have ever attended - and I have been to more concerts through the years than I can remember. Ben spoke to generously to Ray about me and he was utterly lovely. Elton John headlines the night, with support from Elvis Costello and Gabrielle Aplin. Saturday is Ray Davies' 70th birthday, but I'm not writing this as an offering or a note of congratulations. Tagged as: Dave Davies , Ray Davies , … The story was half-true — it was Dave who did the slashing and, anyway, it was the guitar speaker cone, not the strings. Both are (were) very good rhythm guitarists--neither one plays lead. Ray Davies vented in 2014: “That ridiculous ban took away the best years of the Kinks’ career when the original band was performing at its peak.” By the time the group was allowed to return in 1969, “the Woodstock generation …