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6 Music Stories: The Davies Diaries -1968 and 1969

The Davies Diaries -1968 and 1969

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Ray Davies, lead singer of the Kinks, looks back at the group's career in 1968 and 1969.

More than fifty years on from the beginning of the Kinks, there is another chance to hear a series first broadcast in 2000 in which lead singer and songwriter Ray Davies recalls the band's career in the 1960s.

5: Thank You For the Days.
The Kinks released their classic song Days in 1968. Ray reflects on a year when the band changed their style and became The Village Green Preservation Society.

6: Shangri-La.
In 1969, The Kinks continued to defy convention and recorded the quintessentially English album Arthur, which resurrected their career in the USA.

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