Ray Davies
The seventh of eight children, Ray Davies was a student at Hornsey College of
Art in 1962 when he became lead singer and main songwriter with one of the
seminal British 1960s bands, The Kinks. He initially proved his songwriting
pedigree with the early R&B hits 'You Really Got Me' and 'All Day and All of the
Night' before developing a quintessentially English style influenced by music
hall and vaudeville that manifested itself in sardonic lyrics like 'Dedicated
Follower of Fashion', and marked him out as a cut above most of the other
artists of the era.
His solo projects beg...
A Little Bit of Sunlight
The Kinks and Ray DaviesKinda Kinks
1:54
I Go to Sleep
The Kinks and Ray DaviesKinda Kinks
2:43
Is There Life After Breakfast?Ray Davies
Other People's Lives
4:30
Vietnam CowboysRay Davies
Working Man's Café
4:12
A Place in Your HeartRay Davies
Americana
5:03
The DealRay Davies
Americana
5:03
