RAY DAVIES

Agreed, a poetic man indeedy..

genius wordsmith...happy birthday chum.

dont know why he hasnt got a knighthood,after all he did write a great toon about the queens grandmudder,and he"s more deserving than some

A Singalong-a-Kinks night(Ray with acoustic guitar) in a small, sweaty tent in Glastonbury a few years ago,
one of the gig highlights of my life

Terry

He was shot in the leg  - in 2004 !

well yeah superb,saw him 7 or 8 years ago in brighton,geezer said to me as we were queueing for the loo"s after the show(going for a pee honest)"you must be a big fan singing and dancing like that" funny thing i didnt know i was doing it, ah the man"s magic

thanks facts,lol i was years out,but defo in america

His Brother Dave wrote some good songs also, though not as prolific as Ray

Great singer/songwriter

just had come dancing on, wrote it for his sis who gave him his 1st guitar, she died when, i believe, she visited some ballroom not long after.

The British songwriter had been walking in the French Quarter of New Orleans when the attackers grabbed his girlfriend and threatened to kill her.
Davies, awarded a CBE last week for his services to music, handed over all his money but was shot in the thigh while chasing the robbers.
The New Orleans chief of police, Eddie Compass, said: "I'm sorry for what happened but Mr Davies showed poor judgment in running after the individuals."


I love Ray Davies songwriting he is one of our treasures.