Sir Raymond Douglas Davies CBE (/ ˈdeɪvɪz / DAY-viz; [1][2] born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing vocals.

Aug 12, 2024 · Davies has agreed to a rare interview to discuss his forthcoming performance at Proms In The Park, where he will reimagine a selection of his best-known songs with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The last time he appeared in Hyde Park, in the summer of 2013, he was filling in for a poorly Sir Elton John, whom he insisted on referring to throughout ...

Ray Davies (born June 21, 1944, London, England) is an English musician and songwriter best known for his work with the rock band the Kinks. Ray Davies was born into a working-class family in the Fortis Green area of the suburban Muswell Hill district of north London.

Jul 11, 2018 · Ray Davies Featured On Bill Shanley Album, ‘Midnight Mission,’ Available Now. 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. Get your copy on CD…

May 24, 2023 · Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England’s Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic...

Jun 21, 2024 · Today, the 80-year-old Ray Davies, CBE, is something of a legendary figure within the world of rock and roll. Hailed for his songwriting with The Kinks, Davies has been credited as everything from one of the first-ever punk rockers to the Godfather of Britpop.

3 days ago · With that unique constitution, it was clear that Ray Davies and his cronies answered their own critics. Those critics were not the cool kids trying to arbitrate culture, but rather his parents. “Unlike many other rockers, I always cared what my parents thought of my music,” Davies recalls. The revolution might have been one fuelled by the ...

Jun 21, 2024 · Ray Davies, the quintessential English rock visionary, began his journey in the smoky, electrified atmosphere of 1960s London. As the frontman and principal songwriter for The Kinks, he steered the band through an odyssey that would see them influence the very fabric of …

Nov 26, 2014 · Davies joins Gross to talk about the band's "pigheadedness," his older sister's parting gift to him before she died, and his own near-death experience at 13, nearly...

Sir Raymond Douglas Davies CBE (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ z / DAY-viz; [1] born 21 June 1944) is a British rock musician. He was born in Fortis Hill , Muswell Hill , north London . He was the lead singer of The Kinks , in which his brother Dave Davies was lead guitarist .