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The Kinks - Ray Davies - 1960s - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Ray Davies’ six favourite albums of all time: “A fascinating charater”

Essential listening.

Tom Taylor
Jan 23, 2026
The Kinks - Ray Davies - 1960s - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

The one song that Ray Davies wanted to quit after making

Things don’t always go to plan…

Ben Forrest
Jan 2, 2026
The Kinks - Stockholm - 1965

‘Dead End Street’: The Kinks song written about the “camouflage” of the 1960s

“We are strictly second class.”

Andrew Clayman
Jan 1, 2026
The Kinks’ Ray Davies 10 best lyrics

How Ray Davies used painting as his springboard to songwriting

“The whole picture would take on a new image.”

Andrew Clayman
Dec 30, 2025
Stevie Wonder - David Bowie - Ray Davies - Split

The curious chord that unites David Bowie, Ray Davies and Stevie Wonder

Experimental…

Paulina Subia
Dec 29, 2025
The Kinks - 1964 - Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Mick Avory and Pete Quaife

The Kinks song inspired by the greatest session musician of the 1960s

A forgotten genius.

Sam Kemp
Dec 18, 2025
Jimi Hendrix - Fire - Guitar

The “greatest band” Jimi Hendrix ever saw: “The only person who gave us credit”

A very bold claim.

Arun Starkey
Dec 15, 2025
Sid Vicious - 1977 - Bassist - Sex Pistols - Arne S. Nielsen

The Kinks album that reduced Sid Vicious to tears

“I didn’t take it seriously.”

Ben Forrest
Dec 14, 2025
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull

The musician Ian Anderson believed was as good as The Beatles

A big fan.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 7, 2025
The Kinks - Ray Davies - 1960s - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

The album Ray Davies was convinced would be his “goodbye record”

A premature ending…

Ben Forrest
Nov 24, 2025
Bob Dylan - Musician - 2022

The British songwriter Bob Dylan considered “a genius”

Creating entire musical worlds.

Tim Coffman
Nov 22, 2025
The Kinks - 1965 - Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Mick Avory and Pete Quaife

The moment The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’ was almost ruined: “No way that I was going to let them”

An iconic track…

Ben Forrest
Nov 21, 2025

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