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Appearances Albums Singles Various Refers
DAVIES Ray
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 21.06.1944 (London, GB, as Raymond Douglas Davies)
DAVIES Ray (photo)

Appearances:

? The Ravens
1963-cca 1988 The Kinks
since 6/18 The Kinks

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Return To Waterloo
(in the USA)		1984 RCA
2.The Storyteller16.03.1998EMI
3.Thanksgiving Day22.11.2005V2
4.Other People's Lives07.02.2006V236
5.Working Man's Café
produced by: Ray Kennedy		29.10.2007V2
6.The Kinks Choral Collection
& The Crouch End Festival Chorus		14.04.2009Decca28
7.Collected15.10.2009UMTV
8.See My Friends
featuring: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Mumford & Sons, Lucinda Williams, Metallica, Paloma Faith, Jackson Browne, Alex Chilton, Amy Macdonald, Spoon, Black Francis, Gary Lightbody, Billy Corgan		08.11.2010UMTV12
9.Damn, What Happened Last Night02.10.2012Sugaspin
10.Jive in UK16.10.2015Music Video Distribution
11.Americana21.04.2017Legacy15 79
12.Our Country - Americana Act 26/2018 Legacy58

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Quiet Life / Voices In The Dark5/1986 Virgin
2.Timatics16.12.2002Timatics
3.Thanksgiving Day EP
(Thanksgiving Day / The Storyteller / London Song)		22.11.2005V2
4.Postcard From London
& Chrissie Hynde		07.12.2009
5.Poetry1/2017

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Waterloo Sunset" on The Kinks tribute CD "This is Where I Belong-The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks" (1.4.02, Rykodisc, & Damon Albarn)

produced by LP:
The Turtles: Turtle Soup (1969)
Claire Hamill: Stage Door Johnnies (24.1.75, Konk)

appeared on the LP:
Jools Holland: More Friends - Small World Big Band 2 (11/02, WSM)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19743714.09.197449Caught In The Actgig review
19743821.09.197434interview
19771830.04.197714profile
19834001.10.19834Fast Forward
19934904.12.199336True Stories - Biting Tongues
19971222.03.199744Liveinterview
19972705.07.199732festival Glastonburygig review
19981328.03.199844Albums - Bits & Bobsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1965010.12.196515News
1966011.03.19666News
1973020.10.197316
1974011.05.197412
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20042 10Pelmel
20065 44Starobinecprofile
200711 11News
20088 9Rock & Top - News