Ray Davies
Johnny Rogan obituary
Music biographer whose tenacity and meticulous attention to detail did not always please his subjects
Chris Charlesworth
18, Feb, 2021 @12:46 PM
Kinks 1969 epic chimes with Britain’s mood today, says singer Ray Davies
As ‘pop documentary’ Arthur is reissued and turned into a radio drama, the singer explains why it is more relevant than ever
Vanessa Thorpe
19, Oct, 2019 @12:35 PM
The Kinks' album Arthur to be turned into BBC radio drama
‘Seminal’ record deals with a man’s struggles and the end of the colonial era in Britain
Lanre Bakare
06, Oct, 2019 @11:58 AM
First a flop, now a classic: gallery marks 50 years of Kinks’ Village Green LP
Rare photos and memorabilia to go on show at Proud gallery in London
Vanessa Thorpe
30, Sep, 2018 @4:59 AM
The Kinks’ Ray Davies: Brexit is ‘bigger than the Berlin Wall’
On his first solo album in a decade, Americana, Ray Davies explores his troubled relationship with the US – next, he’s writing a book about Britain
Adrian Deevoy
11, May, 2017 @5:31 PM
Ray Davies: Americana review – Kink’s Stateside almanac
(Sony/Legacy)
Molloy Woodcraft
23, Apr, 2017 @7:00 AM
Ray Davies: Americana review – mooted masterwork sounds weedy
Jude Rogers
20, Apr, 2017 @10:15 PM
Celebrating the Kinks' Dave Davies: the unpredictable underdog of 60s pop
Ray’s kid brother, 70 today, didn’t just help spawn heavy metal – he also embarked on a solo career than went by in a whirlwind of gold-braided jackets, extra-strong hash and reckless record deals
Bob Stanley
03, Feb, 2017 @2:00 PM
New Year honours list: arise Sir Mark Rylance
Oscar-winning actor is knighted while Patricia Routledge and Kinks singer Ray Davies are among artists honoured
Hannah Ellis-Petersen
30, Dec, 2016 @10:30 PM
Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook review – a fresh glow
(Jazz Cat)
Dave Gelly
10, Jul, 2016 @6:59 AM
How we made Waterloo Sunset
Ray Davies: ‘I’d had a breakdown. At first, I didn’t show the lyrics to the band in case they sniggered’
Interviews by Dave Simpson
18, Jan, 2016 @6:46 PM
Ray Davies webchat – as it happened
The Kinks songwriter joined us to answer your questions in a live webchat – catch up with his answers here, from his American blues influences to gig anecdotes via his plans to release never-before-heard songs
06, Oct, 2015 @1:16 PM
1 / 7 pages