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LEGENDARY LEAD SINGER OF THE KINKS RAY DAVIES KICKS OFF A NATIONWIDE TOUR | News

Danielle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:43:00 GMT

After performing to sold-out crowds in Fall 2009 to support his new album The Kinks Choral Collection, the iconic lead singer of The Kinks, Ray Davies returns to this side of the pond for a rare month-long tour. (See dates below). Feeding American audiences a hefty dose of Kinks hits including “You Really Got Me”, “All Day And All Of The Night” and “Waterloo Sunset”, Davies will also perform some of his solo work with Bill Shanley backing him on guitar.

Always one to stay busy, Davies recently recorded a duet with the legendary Chrissie Hynde entitled “Postcard From London.” The single is currently being worked at AAA radio with early adds from KCRW in LA, KPFT in Houston, KXCI in Tucson and WHRV in Norfolk to name a few. “Postcard From London” is available now at all digital retailers including i-Tunes and Amazon. (Click link below to view the video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZbLHTmmPGY

The Kinks Choral Collection received rave reviews from fans and critics alike with Rolling Stone noting “(Davies) successfully collides rock and classical” and “remains in remarkable voice.” The New York Post simply called it “a great album” and the Los Angeles Times mused that Davies has “responded with renewed energy and ambition.” He also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Morning Joe on MSNBC, Taxi TV, NPR’s All Things Considered and his November 20th concert at New York City’s Town Hall was recorded for NPR’s All Songs Considered (click link below).

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121757293

TOUR DATES:
Fri Feb 26th Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Music Box
Sat Feb 27th Westbury, NY North Fork Theatre at Westbury
Mon Mar 1st Alexandria, VA Birchmere
Tue Mar 2nd Annapolis, MD Rams Head Tavern
Fri Mar 5th Scranton, PA Scranton Cultural Center
Sat Mar 6th Hartford, CT Webster Theater
Sun Mar 7th Pougkeepsie, NY Bardavon 1869 Opera House
Tue Mar 9th Binghamton, NY The Forum
Thu Mar 11th Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Fri Mar 12th Lorain, OH Palace Theatre
Sat Mar 13th Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Mar 15th Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Wed Mar 17th Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Thu Mar 18th Austin, TX LaZona
Sat Mar 20th Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Tue Mar 23rd Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Wed Mar 24th Anaheim, CA The Groove of Anaheim
Thu Mar 25th Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club

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Postcard From London (Feat. Chrissie Hynde) | Default

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Tracks
1. Postcard From London [Chrissie Hynde: New Version "Winter"]

The Kinks Choral Collection | CD

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Tracks
1. Days
2. Waterloo Sunset
3. You Really Got Me
4. Victoria
5. See My Friends
6. Celluloid Heroes
7. Shangri-La
8. Working Man's Cafe
9. Village Green
10. Picture Book
11. Big Sky
12. Do You Remember Walter?
13. Johnny Thunder
14. Village Green Preservation Society
15. All Day And All Of The Night

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Danielle — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:26:00 GMT

LEGENDARY LEAD SINGER OF THE KINKS RAY DAVIES PRESENTS THE KINKS CHORAL COLLECTION IN STORES NOVEMBER 10TH ON DECCA! | News

Danielle — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:13:00 GMT

After massively successful career spanning more than 40 years, Ray Davies, the legendary lead singer of The Kinks, is back with creative and unusual interpretations of songs from his extensive catalogue. Often referred to as "almost indisputably rock's most literate, witty and insightful songwriter," Davies had the ambitious idea to collaborate with the 65-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus at the 2007 BBC Electric Proms in London to create The Kinks Choral Collection. This masterful CD will be in stores November 10th on Decca with a nationwide tour scheduled to coincide with the release. (U.S. dates to be announced soon.)

Produced by Davies himself and with uplifting, sometimes epic, choral arrangements by David Temple, Steve Markwick and Davies, this union casts a fresh light to some of The Kinks’ timeless compositions including striking new versions of classics such as “You Really Got Me”, “All Day And All Of The Night”, “Waterloo Sunset” and many more. Ray said of his Crouch End vocal colleagues; “With a song like ‘Waterloo Sunset’, I feel as if the people I wrote it for are singing it”. And they display an ingenious palette of choral techniques. Hearing ‘See My Friends’ recast as an acappella gospel hymn is instantly striking, hugely magnifying the impact of Ray’s life-after-death lyrics.

A fascinating feature of the program includes a six-song suite from the 1968 album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. Although not as well known as some of the bigger hits, this collection is now widely regarded as The Kinks’ masterpiece, with songs like “Do You Remember Walter?” which is a poignant memoir of a vanished childhood world.

Overall this inspirational new album offers so much to explore and admire from fans who own the entire Kinks catalogue on vinyl or to complete newcomers. This is a great introduction to Davies’ idiosyncratic, delightful world. A slice of pop history revived: “Thank you for the days . . . Days I’ll remember all my life”.

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