"they considered the Kinks an inspiration in the album's liner notes. In 1991 the studios were used to record tracks for ""Rumor and Sigh"", the sixth solo album by Richard Thompson. In July 2010, Ray Davies put the studio up for sale as a redevelopment property, presumably to be demolished. In June 2011 Davies announced a delay in the sale saying """"It was up for sale but I've got another record I've got to do so we're debating what to do now. It's open for discussion"""". Since 2011, Konk has also hosted artist showings. In 2012, the Fall recorded tracks"
"New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2011, Davies was ""grounded"" on doctor's orders for six months following discovery of blood clots in his lungs. Solo albums Collaborative albums Compilation albums Chart singles written by Davies The following is a list of Davies compositions that were chart hits for artists other than The Kinks. (See ""The Kinks discography"" for hits by The Kinks.) Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave."
"original four members of The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005. In a June 2018 interview, Ray Davies stated that he, along with brother Dave, and drummer Avory, had reformed The Kinks for a new studio album and to potentially perform live. The Davies brothers were born in suburban North London on Huntingdon Road, East Finchley, the youngest, and only boys, among their family's eight children. Their parents, Frederick and Annie Davies, moved the family to 6 Denmark Terrace, Fortis Green, in the"
"Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. He is often referred to as ""the godfather of Britpop"". After the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, Davies embarked on a solo career. Davies was born at 6 Denmark Terrace, Fortis Green, north London, England. He is the seventh of eight children born to working-class parents, including"
"Dave Davies David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for the English rock band The Kinks, which also featured his older brother Ray Davies. In 2003, Davies was ranked 91st in ""Rolling Stone"" ""Magazine""'s list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". David Russell Gordon Davies was born at 6 Denmark Terrace, Muswell Hill, North London. He was born the last of eight children, including six older sisters and an older brother, later bandmate Ray. As children, the"
"The Kinks The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965 (as a result of constant fighting between the brothers). Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned ""You Really Got Me"", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching"
"in 1990 the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Kinks were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005. Sources The Kinks The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban"
"Since 2014, Wilson has gone on tour as Dave's backup singer. Dave Davies David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for the English rock band The Kinks, which also featured his older brother Ray Davies. In 2003, Davies was ranked 91st in ""Rolling Stone"" ""Magazine""'s list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". David Russell Gordon Davies was born at 6 Denmark Terrace, Muswell Hill, North London. He was born the last of eight children, including six older"
"between the Davies brothers. In 2018, Ray Davies and Dave Davies said they are working with Mick Avory on a new Kinks album. The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US ""Billboard"" chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40. In the UK, The Kinks have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums. Four of their albums have been certified gold by the RIAA and the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide. Among numerous honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for ""Outstanding Service to British Music"". In 1990, the"
"labels from RCA Records to Clive Davis' Arista Records, signaling a transition toward less theatrical material. Following the band's signing to Arista, plans for a new album began to emerge. Just prior to the album's recording, the band's Konk Studios was equipped with a new 24-track recorder. Davies said to ""Melody Maker"" in 1976 of the then-upcoming recording sessions for a new Kinks album, ""Yes, I am looking forward to it, because the situation is right. It's a great studio; I'm proud of it."" Beginning in May 1976, the band began rehearsing new material (up to thirty new tracks) Ray"
"directions to Muswell Hill, was taken on the small traffic island at the intersection of Castle Yard and Southwood Lane in Highgate. with: Muswell Hillbillies Muswell Hillbillies is an album by the English rock group The Kinks. Released in November 1971, it was the band's first album for RCA Records. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s. The album introduces a number of working class figures and the stresses with which they must contend. It did"
"A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies) A Hole in the Sock of Dave Davies refers to an unreleased album of solo material by Dave Davies, lead guitarist and co-founder of British rock band The Kinks. Apparently the album was, at least for a time, intended to be released under the name ""Lincoln County"", however, numerous names have been applied to it, including ""The Album That Never Was"". In July 1967, Dave Davies readied his first solo single, credited entirely under his name (although co-written by his brother and fellow Kinks member Ray Davies), entitled ""Death of a Clown""."
"Muswell Hillbillies Muswell Hillbillies is an album by the English rock group The Kinks. Released in November 1971, it was the band's first album for RCA Records. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s. The album introduces a number of working class figures and the stresses with which they must contend. It did not sell well but received positive reviews and critical acclaim. ""Muswell Hillbillies"" was the band's first album for RCA Records, their prior recordings"
"sing and play piano together. The front room and these parties were musically nurturing to the Davies brothers, later influencing the Kinks' interpretations of the traditional British music hall style. Dave and his brother worked out the famous two-chord riff of their 1964 hit, ""You Really Got Me"", on the piano in the front room. Davies founded the Kinks with Pete Quaife in 1963. His brother Ray, who became the best-known member and de facto leader of the band, joined soon after. The quartet was formed when drummer Mick Avory joined. Dave Davies had a turbulent relationship with Avory, one"
"In the past, as a member of The Kinks, Dave Davies had only released his own compositions on B-sides and as part of larger LPs. The Kinks' record label sensed potential sales in a solo release from the overlooked Davies, and issued ""Death of a Clown"" as his debut. Although credited to Davies, it was technically a Kinks recording, as his backing band was, in fact, The Kinks. Upon release, ""Death of a Clown"" unexpectedly rose to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Wanting to profit off the new buzz that was suddenly surrounding Davies, a solo LP was"
"Rhett Davies Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer. Davies' father was trumpet player Ray Davies (no relation to Ray Davies of The Kinks). Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records studios in the early 1970s, and his first session was the recording process for Brian Eno's album, ""Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)"". Davies and Eno worked together on several further projects and made innovations in studio recording techniques, especially regarding tape loops and drum machines. He went on to produce many artists of the 1970s and 1980s, but largely retired from production"
"on the eve of the recording of """", so readers interested in such things as Davies' relationship with Chrissie Hynde or his current career as a solo singer-songwriter will have to look elsewhere. X-Ray (book) X-Ray (1994) was Ray Davies' first major attempt to write prose outside his musical career as founding member of the British rock band the Kinks. Robert Polito calls it an ""experimental non-fiction"" and describes Davies as ""a prose stylist of Nabokovian ambition."" The book, subtitled as an ""unauthorized autobiography,"" employs a nameless 19-year-old first-person narrator hired by 'the Corporation' to seek out and interview a"
"for its album ""Re-Mit"" at Konk Studios. Konk the label was most prolific for a few years in the late seventies. It released a handful of unsuccessful 45s and LPs before it ceased in about 1976, with the departure of business manager Tony Dimitriades. Artists in the roster included a young Claire Hamill and Café Society. Ray Davies secured the fledgling label a licensing deal with ABC Records. Davies later commented in a 1983 interview: The label continued to release records off and on in the next few decades. Kinks re-releases are sometimes under the ""Konk"" name, although the distribution"
"pub, across the street from their childhood home on Fortis Green in North London."" The band members subsequently focused on solo projects, and Ray and Dave released their own studio albums. Talk of a Kinks reunion circulated (including an aborted studio reunion of the original band members in 1999), but neither Ray nor Dave Davies showed much interest in playing together again. Meanwhile, former members John Gosling, John Dalton and Mick Avory had regrouped in 1994 and started performing on the oldies circuit along with guitar-player/singer Dave Clarke as the Kast Off Kinks. Ray Davies released the solo album ""Storyteller"","
"band's contracts with Pye and Reprise expired. Before the end of 1971, the Kinks signed a five-album deal with RCA Records and received a million-dollar advance, which helped fund the construction of their own recording studio, Konk. Their debut for RCA, ""Muswell Hillbillies"", was replete with the influence of music hall and traditional American musical styles, including country and bluegrass. It is often hailed as their last great record, though it was not as successful as its predecessors. It was named after Muswell Hill, where the Davies brothers were brought up, and contained songs focusing on working-class life and, again,"
"See My Friends (album) See My Friends is a studio album released by Ray Davies with the collaboration of various other artists on 1 November 2010 in Europe and in early 2011 in the US. The album features new studio collaborations of Ray Davies' compositions, which were originally recorded by his band The Kinks. The album was recorded in Oslo, New York City, New Jersey, Chicago and London. Davies stated: ""This project came about almost by accident, with some tracks I had to appreciate the style of the other artists, otherwise it would have sounded unbalanced. And I wanted the"
"reported that he had recently recorded with Avory ""just to sort of try to do what we call demos ... we might do it in fits and starts and bring Dave in at a later date. I'll never say never with my brother, because he's totally unpredictable."" In a 2013 Skype interview Dave Davies expressed interest in doing reunion shows. On 18 December 2015, Ray Davies joined Dave Davies onstage at the Islington Assembly Hall in London to perform ""You Really Got Me"". On 5 November 2016, Dave Davies posted on Twitter: ""Me and Ray have not spoken about Kinks"
"during Dave Davies’ concert at Islington Assembly Hall in London, Dennis Diken was drumming while Ray Davies joined his brother Dave Davies on stage for ""You Really Got Me"". It was the first time the two Kinks had performed together in nearly 2 decades. Dennis Diken Dennis Diken (born February 25, 1957) co-founded the New Jersey band The Smithereens. Besides playing with The Smithereens, Dennis is a fill-in DJ on WFMU. Diken was born on February 25, 1957, in Belleville, New Jersey. As a musician and record producer, Diken has worked with The Smithereens, Ben E. King, Mary Weiss of"
"clubs including Bunjies, and were mentored by Alexis Korner. After adopting their new name of Café Society, they won a residency at the Troubadour Club where they were heard by Ray Davies. He signed them to his record label, Konk, and produced their self-titled 1975 album, together with fellow Kinks Dave Davies and John Gosling. However, the album reputedly only sold 600 copies, and the band were unhappy about the instrumentation added in its production. They released a single, ""Whitby Two Step"", and undertook a nationwide tour supporting Barclay James Harvest before adding a bass player, Nick South (from Vinegar"
"work in the 1990s, although he continued to work with Bryan Ferry, ""e.g."" on ""Dylanesque"" (2007), ""Olympia"" (co-producer, 2010) and ""Avonmore"" (2014). Davies produced and/or engineered the following albums: Rhett Davies Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer. Davies' father was trumpet player Ray Davies (no relation to Ray Davies of The Kinks). Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records studios in the early 1970s, and his first session was the recording process for Brian Eno's album, ""Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)"". Davies and Eno worked together on several further projects and made"
"Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies is a compilation album containing recordings by The Kinks and Ray Davies, released 13 August 2012. CD 1 CD 2 ""Financial Times"" reviewer Ludovic Hunter-Tilney gave the collection three stars, noting that it is one of more than 30 Kinks greatest-hit collections that have been released during the band's long history. The review found the first CD to be similar to others, but the second CD ""more distinctive"" in its assortment of Kinks and Davies recordings about London."
"The Kinks Choral Collection The Kinks Choral Collection is an album, released 15 June 2009 in the UK and 10 November 2009 in the US, by Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. The album features new studio recordings of Ray Davies' compositions, all but one of which were originally recorded by his band The Kinks. The collection begins with versions of seven Kinks singles including some of the less well-known singles (including the non-charting ""Shangri-La"" and ""Celluloid Heroes"") as well as some of their most successful (including ""You Really Got Me"" and ""Waterloo Sunset""). It then features a"
"to Yvonne Gunner. The couple had no children. Davies had a relationship with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders during the 1980s, and their daughter is named Natalie Rae Hynde. His third marriage was to Irish ballet dancer Patricia Crosbie, with whom he had a daughter, Eva Davies. Reportedly, Ray Davies has had a tempestuous relationship with younger brother Dave, the Kinks' lead guitarist, which ""dominated"" the Kinks' career as a band. On 4 January 2004, Davies was shot in the leg while chasing thieves who had snatched the purse of his companion as they walked in the French Quarter of"
"Face to Face (The Kinks album) Face to Face is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in October 1966. The album marked the band's shift from the hard-driving style of beat music, catapulting them to international acclaim. Being their first album consisting entirely of Ray Davies compositions, it has also been regarded by critics as rock's first concept album. Ray Davies suffered a nervous breakdown just prior to the major recording sessions for the album. In contrast to the band's earlier ""raunchy"" sound, he had started to introduce a new, softer style of writing"
"Shaking Ray Levis The Shaking Ray Levis is an ongoing collaboration of musicians with a common interest in free improvisation. The project was conceived and led by the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based team of Dennis Palmer and Bob Stagner. They use storytelling, synthesizers, samplers and percussion to achieve their distinctive sound. They are the first American group to have recorded for Incus Records, the record label of British free improvisational guitarist Derek Bailey. Additionally, they have performed and recorded with Borbetomagus, John Zorn, David Greenberger, Killick Erik Hinds, Fred Frith, Min Tanaka, Amy Denio, and Derek Bailey, as well as with many"
"Return to Waterloo Return to Waterloo is the debut solo album by Kinks' leader and chief songwriter Ray Davies. Three of the tracks on the album release were also available in near-identical form on The Kinks' 1984 release ""Word of Mouth"". All of The Kinks appear on the album with the exception of Dave Davies. According to Ray Davies, Dave Davies refused to perform on the album. He later said, ""Dave refused to play and so it had to be 'Ray Davies and members of the Kinks'. If he had worked with me on it, it would have been a"
"Pete Quaife Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (31 December 1943 – 23 June 2010) was an English musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for The Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. He also sang backing vocals on some of their records. Quaife founded a group known as The Ravens in 1963 with brothers Ray and Dave Davies. In late 1963 or early 1964, they changed their name to The Kinks. The group scored several major international hits throughout the 1960s. Their early singles, including ""You Really Got Me"" and ""All Day and All of"
"(UK) records in late 1985, and began work on their next album, ""Think Visual"". The record was released in 1986, but only reached number 81 on the ""Billboard"" charts. Critics were lukewarm towards it, and it did not receive significant radio play. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.com later commented that the album ""represented an artistic dead end for the Kinks, as Ray Davies continued to crank out a series of competent, but undistinguished hard rockers."" Dave Davies contributed two songs to ""Think Visual"", ""Rock 'n' Roll Cities"" and ""When You were a Child"". The group recorded several more records for"