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Sir Ray Davis - Singer-Songwriter

13/05/2017 GMT

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Legendary English singer-songwriter Sir Ray Davies on his career and solo album Americana

Legendary English singer-songwriter Sir Ray Davies on his career and his latest solo album Americana.

Cerys Matthews meets legendary English singer and songwriter Sir Ray Davies. Famed for his work as the frontman of 1960s pop band The Kinks, his way with words and music on classics such as Waterloo Sunset and Lola, have inspired many younger musicians in the decades that followed the band’s heyday. Known for his famously fractious relationship with his brother and bandmate Dave Davies, he was recently knighted by Prince Charles at London’s Buckingham Palace.
 
Sir Ray, who was shot during a mugging in America in 2004, continues to record and perform, and has just released  Americana, his first solo album in 10 years. The album, named after the title of his memoirs, is a part-collaboration with musicians from The Jayhawks, and includes some spoken-word passages.

(Photo: Sir Ray Davies. Credit: Alex Lake/Stem Agency)

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