Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Ray Davies is the lead singer and chief songwriter for the Kinks, with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones one of the seminal bands of the 1960s British rock invasion. He authored widely-ranging rock song classics like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola” in a historic career commemorated in 1990 by the group’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Davies has also written and performed as a solo artist, mixing Kinks material with his own along with stories from his written works in a “Storyteller” format.

Key songs in the Davies catalog include “Come Dancing,” “Lola,” “Tired of Waiting,” “Well-Respected Man” and “You Really Got Me.”

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