Dave Davies
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| Dave Davies | |
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| Birth name | David Russell Gordon Davies |
| Born | 3 February 1947 Fortis Green, London, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, hard rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, bass, banjo, keyboards, harmonica |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Associated acts | The Kinks |
| Website | http://www.davedavies.com/ |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson "prototype" V | |
David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947, in Fortis Green, London) is an English rock musician (singer and lead guitarist), most well known for his membership with the English rock band The Kinks.
In 2003, Davies was ranked 88th in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[1]
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[edit] The Kinks
He founded The Kinks with Pete Quaife in 1963. His brother Ray, who became the best-known member of the band, joined soon after. The quartet was formed when drummer Mick Avory joined. Davies had a turbulent relationship with Avory, one of the reasons behind the latter's departure from the band in the mid 1980s, although the two had been roommates in the mid 1960s.
The group disbanded in 1996, but Davies continued to have a steady musical career as a performer and songwriter until a hypertension-induced stroke in 2004 sidelined him.
Although never attaining the fame and reputation of his older brother, who wrote and sang lead on most of the Kinks' songs, Dave Davies wrote some hits himself. These include "Death of a Clown", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines", "Susannah's Still Alive", and "Living on a Thin Line". He is also known for his innovative way of creating the buzzing tone for the power chords heard in the hit single "You Really Got Me" from 1964.
The Kinks were inducted into the British Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in November 2005. The four original members were there to receive the award.
[edit] Solo work
On 30 June 2004, Davies suffered a stroke in a lift at Broadcasting House, where he had been promoting his then current album, Bug. He was released from the hospital on 27 August. As of 2006, Davies can walk and talk and play guitar, but has not yet been able to tour.
He is good friends with horror director John Carpenter; his work is featured on Carpenter's remake of Village of the Damned. Carpenter also acted as godfather to Davies' son, Daniel. Daniel is the singer and guitarist in the hard rock band Year Long Disaster.
In January 2007 Davies released Fractured Mindz, his first album of all new material in nearly five years. It was also his first new studio effort since his stroke in the summer of 2004 besides the track "God In my Brain" (which was recorded and released on the compilation album Kinked in January 2006).
Davies is openly bisexual. [2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Release date | Title | Chart Positions | |||||||||
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| UK Singles Chart | US Billboard Hot 100 | Australia | Belgium | Canada | Germany | Netherlands | New Zealand | Sweden | |||
| 1967 | "Death of a Clown" | #3 | #31 | #5 | #3 | #2 | |||||
| January 1968 | "Susannah's Still Alive" | #20 | #18 | #27 | #10 | #18 | |||||
| July 1968 | "Lincoln County" [3] | #15 | |||||||||
| January 1969 | "Hold My Hand" [3] | ||||||||||
[edit] Solo discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Dave Davies (AFL1-3603) (1980)
- Glamour (1981)
- Chosen People (1983)
- Purusha and the Spiritual Planet (1998)
- Fortis Green (1999)
- Fragile (2001)
- Bug (2002)
- Fractured Mindz (2007)
[edit] Lives and compilations
- Solo Live - Live Solo Performance at Marian College (2000)
- Bugged... Live! (2002)
- Rock Bottom - Live At The Bottom Line (2000)
- Transformation - Live at The Alex Theatre (2003 release from Meta Media)
- Transformation - Live at The Alex Theatre (2005 release on AngelAir Records)
- Kinked ( 7 March 2006 released on Koch Records)
- Belly Up (1 August 2008 will release) - recorded live at the Belly Up Club in San Diego April 29, 1997, which was at the start of Dave's first major solo tour of the United States.
[edit] Collaborations
- In the Mouth of Madness soundtrack, lead guitar on track # 1 (1995)
- Village of the Damned soundtrack (1995)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/5937559/page/42.
- ^ http://www.davedavies.com/articles/mojo_0596.htm
- ^ a b UK releases: "Lincoln County" and "Hold My Hand" were UK/European releases and were not released as singles in the US.
[edit] External links
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