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Ray Davies

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Born 21 June 1944.

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Biography

Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television.

Since the demise of the Kinks in the mid-90s Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Glastonbury: The Final Round-Up

    Tue 30 Jun 2009 13:58 If you want to relive this year's festival or see what you missed you can watch... Nigel Smith

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  1. Working Man’s Café 2007

    Working Man's Café

    Reviewed by Greg Boraman

    Observational bulletins on our current times wrapped around bitter-sweet music forged...

  2. Other People's Lives 2006

    Other People's Lives

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    It feels a little unfair to judge this against the majesty of The Kinks, but anyone...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Composer The Kinks Lola (1970)
Producer The Turtles Turtle Soup (1969)
Producer The Kinks The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
Producer The Kinks Days / She's Got Everything (1968)
Composer The Kinks Till the End of the Day / Where Have All the Good Times Gone (1965)
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  1. BBC Radio 2 100%

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