‘Sunny Afternoon’ opens soon at Chicago Shakes, telling the chaotic story of Ray Davies and The Kinks
It’s getting its North American premiere on Navy Pier with a British and Chicago cast — expect the story of the British Invasion band and songs like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola.” ...
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Behind the Album: ‘Something Else,’ The Kinks LP That Defined a Sweet Spot Between Two Distinct Eras of the Band’s History
But in 1967, The Kinks delivered an LP with an identity ... was also starting to round into top form as a songwriter and lead singer. The changes of pace he delivers on the album, from the bouncy ...
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Kinks singer shot by mugger
The Kinks front man Ray Davies is recovering after being shot by a mugger who snatched his girlfriend's bag. Davies, who penned Waterloo Sunset, had left a restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana ...
‘Nobody liked Ray Davies’: How the Kinks curmudgeon made English rock great, without making friends
F or Ray Davies, lead singer of The Kinks, the British Invasion was not all what it was cracked up to be.Less than a year ...