This song showed just how much Ray Davies' way of writing music had grown. When their album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One came out in 1970, the band had gone through a time of ...

The guitarist blamed boring guitar sounds and his own love of imperfection for his actions, saying, "That sound was born out ...

But have you found all Ray’s striking pieces in Sunderland and Seaham, which recently welcomed some new additions? Here’s where to spot them and their meanings, including a ‘hidden’ sculpture you may ...

Ray Davies, 74, proved he hadn't lost his rock 'n' roll edge when he stepped out in London on Friday in a vibrant checked shirt and jeans. 175 comment s 1 video ...

The cast is led by a knockout Ray Davies. Skip to content. ... “Sunny Afternoon” has yet to determine whether to tell the standard-issue jukebox story of “misunderstood artist fighting ...

Danny Horn (as Ray Davies) and Ana Margaret Marcu (Rasa) in "Sunny Afternoon" in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. (Carol Rosegg) Danny Horn (as Ray), Oliver Hoare (Dave), Ana ...

Ray Davies is best known as frontman to the Kinks, a quintessentially English band, ... which the artist claims cost millions of pounds of his own money. The exhibition, ...

One thing that has rarely changed about Britain, however, is the people. Perhaps that is why the quintessentially British songwriting of The Kinks frontman Ray Davies has never particularly lost its ...

He might be one of the definitive British songwriters, but as with most consequential musicians, there’s a complex psyche behind the eyes of Ray Davies.While The Kinks leader represents the very ...

The Kinks’ Sir Ray Davies after he was knighted by the Prince of Wales in recognition for his service to the arts, at Buckingham Palace in 2017 (PA/Getty) Then he had a breakdown.

In 2012 The Kinks’ well-respected man of British song Ray Davies spoke to MOJO about battles with his brother, booze, bad luck and the art of songwriting. “Writing is like running a marathon,” Davies ...