Belated Happy79th Birthday to Ray Davies!

[bfd]

Some recognition is mandatory. Born June 21st 1944. One of the true greats! First Kinks show at DAR Constitution Hall on the Sleepwalker Tour and saw loads after that . Man, these guys are gettin' old....

[Mister Triscuits]

Some recognition is mandatory.

He is, after all, a well respected man.

[MudShark22]

As an early teen when "Give the People...." released, especially when Paranoia got onto the radio - I was hooked.

I then realized I knew more of their back catalogue (e.g. hits) than I thought and was the double hooked.

Happy bday Ray! Thanks for the times bouncing 'round my room!

[Rajaz]

I know this thread is for Ray but Mick Jagger is 80 YEARS OLD today! And has the body and moves of a 30 year old, to put it in perspective, Mick and Joe Biden are the same age!

Who said "time is on my side?" -- Yes it is!

[Piskie]

Utterly superb songwriter.

[Digital_Man]

I saw the Kinks only once but they were great. I wonder how many on here realize that he pronounces his last name as "Davis" and not as it would phonetically sound. I only found that out maybe 10 years ago I think.

[Mister Triscuits]

I saw the Kinks only once but they were great. I wonder how many on here realize that he pronounces his last name as "Davis" and not as it would phonetically sound. I only found that out maybe 10 years ago I think.

I found that out in the '70s when I heard him say his own name in a radio broadcast from the Soap Opera tour. I only found out when Spencer Davis died that he was also born with the name Davies, and changed the spelling to match the pronunciation.

[vandergraf]

saw them in Connecticut early seventies. but I was there to see the opener - Cockney Rebel. Big fan of that band and it's angsty drama. suitable for young romantics...

The Kinks were o.k

David