Reuters - Nov 9, 2009
After reinterpreting his past for The Kinks Choral Collection, which comes out Tuesday, Ray Davies says that my initial instinct is to write some new songs again. And he may well record them with some...
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Four discs' worth of unreleased demos, alternate takes, rarities and live cuts are on tap for fans of cult rock act Big Star later this year. On September 15, Rhino will release Keep an Eye on the...
More »Reuters - Feb 22, 2008
Recent reports have trumpeted a supposed reunion in the works for the Kinks. But Ray Davies, frontman of the British Invasion band, has told Billboard that fans shouldn't get their hopes up just yet...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jan 8, 2008
The Kinks Dave Davies has released a statement to counteract rumors that the band may reform following comments by his brother and ex-bandmate Ray Davies. Dave, who was a founding member of the Kinks...
More »AP - Jul 28, 2007
Prosecutors have again dropped charges against a man accused of shooting Ray Davies during a holdup in the French Quarter, and for the same reason: Davies wasn t in court. The lead singer and co-founder...
More »USRN - Apr 17, 2003
(4/17/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, the Kinks and the Zombies are among the artists who appear on American Dreams Original Soundtrack: 1963-1964, in stores on May 6 from Hip-O/...
More »USRN - Sep 6, 2002
(9/6/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- A tribute album to the late George Harrison will be released on February 25, which would have been his 60th birthday. Koch Records is assembling the record under the banner Songs...
More »USRN - Apr 2, 2002
(4/2/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Arriving today (April 2) is This Is Where I Belong: The Songs Of Ray Davies & The Kinks. The tribute album, which was produced by Late Night With Conan O Brien talent booker Jim...
More »USRN - Jan 3, 2002
(1/3/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Could a new Kinks album be in the offing? According to leader Ray Davies, it s certainly within the realm of possibility. In his holiday message to the Kinks Fan Club, Davies wrote...
More »USRN - Mar 16, 2001
(3/16/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- Nearly 40 years after beginning his recording career, Kinks frontman Ray Davies is at work on his first-ever studio solo album. The legendary singer-songwriter tells LAUNCH that...
More »USRN - Sep 19, 2000
(9/19/00, 4 p.m. ET) - On October 24, Koch Records will release a reconfigured and remastered version of Come Dancing: Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986, an 18-track collection that reviews the legendary British...
More »USRN - Jun 1, 1999
(6/1/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Former Kinks leader Ray Davies has finished up the latest leg of his Storyteller tour, and now has some other projects in the works. Davies posted a message to his fans at his...
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