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Ray Davies Takes Choral Show on Tour
Last week, Ray Davies told us of his forthcoming choral collection: a new album Kinks classics featuring a full choir. And this November, you can hear it for yourself, live and in 65-voice surround sound: Davies just announced a seven-city, eight-date tour through the U.S. Although some of the dates will find Davies playing solo, the New York dates will feature The Vox Society Choir and the New York shows will feature The Dessoff Chamber Choir.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRay Davies Talks Choral Collection and Kinks Reunion, Shares Two Songs From New Album
Ray Davies was kicked out of his school choir at age 11... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavy Graham: 1940 - 2008
British musician Davy Graham died Monday from a massive seizure after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. The little-known guitarist, singer and arranger got his start playing folk-blues clubs in the early 1960s, where his fusion of folk, blues and jazz with Arabic and Indian flourishes caught the ear of several artists who would become hugely influential in years to come.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Kinks' Ray Davies to debut musical in September
We've been waiting all day and all of many nights (at least seven years' worth of them) for former Kinks lead singer Ray Davies to finish up his musical Come Dancing. But wait no more: NME reports Davies is finally finished and ready to fulfill your rock and roll fantasy by debuting and starring in his opus this September in London. ... read more
Found in: NewsKinks frontman Ray Davies tours in July
You have to wonder about a press release quoting The Onion in earnest. Quotes taken out of context (and a B+ from the A.V. Club) aside, Kinks frontman Ray Davies' new solo album Working Man's Cafe follows his 2006 debut solo album Other People's Lives with an acoustic tour to boot.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsRay Davies: Working Man's Cafe
Ray Davies once pined for the way love used to be... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRay Davies set for second solo release
While his former band's music is floating through Jason Schwartzman's iPod speakers in The Darjeeling Limited, the legendary Kinks frontman has announced plans to release a new solo album, Working Man's Cafe, on Feb. 19, 2008 via New West Records/Ammal Records. Earlier this year, the album was released in the UK, bundled in a copy of the Sunday Times. Recorded in Nashville, the album is only Davies’ second solo album, following his solo debut, Other People’s Lives, which was released last year. But things haven't been as rosy as cashing in royalty checks from Wes Anderson films lately. One track... read more
Found in: Music, NewsExtra! Ray Davies ships new album with newspaper
Who's doing a worse job of adapting to the new media landscape: newspapers or major record labels? Given the new distribution method Ray Davies has drawn up for his new album, it seems like both are in desperate need of some publicity. On Oct. 21, the U.K.'s Sunday Times distributed a Ray Davies CD mounted to the cover of its latest issue. The free disc contains 10 of the 12 tracks found on Davies' new record, Working Man's Cafe, and arrives more than a week before the album's proper release on V2 Records (Oct. 29). As Billboard.com reports, this move... read more
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