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The Kinks are much more than You Really Got Me – and Ray Davies’ inventive acoustic style influenced a generation of players
If You Really Got Me is the first thing that springs to ... The Kinks were formed in London in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, a pair of gifted musicians who would also become legendary ...
Review: ‘Sunny Afternoon’ at Chicago Shakespeare chases the soul of Ray Davies and The Kinks
This jukebox music plays tribute to the great British Invasion band, now in its North American debut in Chicago. The cast is ...
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The Kinks' albums you should definitely listen to
You Really Got Me was Britain’s Tutti Frutti, a brutal thunderbolt of teenage lust that explosively changed the game. Ray ...
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An Electric Jolt to the Heart: The Story of the Kinks at Chicago Shakespeare
How did one group, formed by often-feuding brothers from working-class North London, have this much depth and scope? “Sunny ...
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‘Sunny Afternoon’ at Chicago Shakespeare Tells the Musical, Messy Story of Rock Band The Kinks
The musical story of The Kinks is told through the eyes of bandleader Ray Davies in “Sunny Afternoon” at Chicago Shakespeare ...
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Sunny Afternoon to return for new tour
Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions have announced that Sunny Afternoon will return for a brand new tour later this year. Based on the early life of The Kinks’ Ray Davies, the Olivier Award ...