Songwriting and Music Production
Why Their Record Label Initially Rejected It – American Songwriter According to Dave Davies @davedavieskinks twitter page“Nice article @AmerSongwriter but @JimmyPage never claimed to play on YRGM . I don’t know how the rumor got started, but he didn’t play on it anyway. I played on it. Please correct” “You Really Got Me” was an…
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As a keen-eyed chronicler of British manners and mores, Ray Daviesis thinking about Brexit a lot. He’s currently writing a book about Britain – “focusing on what it had when I was young” – and he predicts a potentially problematic departure. “It’s going to be a shift of gigantic proportions,” he warns. “Bigger than the…
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The Kinks’ Dave Davies, 1975, photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images The Kinks’ Dave Davies has announced a new album of unreleased solo material. Decade arrives October 12 via Red River Entertainment/Green Amp. It includes works recorded from 1971 to 1979. Listen to the record’s lead single, “Cradle to the Grave,” below. “I am so pleased…
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