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This is about the English musician; for others, see Dave Davies (disambiguation)
Dave Davies (disambiguation)

Dave Davies may be*Dave Davies , English musician*Dave Davies , American journalist and broadcaster based in Philadelphia *Dave Davies , American journalist and broadcaster based in Texas...
.


David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947, in Fortis Green
Fortis Green

Fortis Green is a ward of the London Borough of Haringey, North London. It is also the name of the road that runs between Muswell Hill and East Finchley which forms part of the A504....
, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) is an English rock musician (singer and lead guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
), most well known for his membership with the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
.

ounded The Kinks with Pete Quaife
Pete Quaife

Pete Quaife is an English people musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for The Kinks, from 1963 until 1969....
 in 1963. His brother Ray
Ray Davies

Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
, who became the best-known member of the band, joined soon after.






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This is about the English musician; for others, see Dave Davies (disambiguation)
Dave Davies (disambiguation)

Dave Davies may be*Dave Davies , English musician*Dave Davies , American journalist and broadcaster based in Philadelphia *Dave Davies , American journalist and broadcaster based in Texas...
.


David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947, in Fortis Green
Fortis Green

Fortis Green is a ward of the London Borough of Haringey, North London. It is also the name of the road that runs between Muswell Hill and East Finchley which forms part of the A504....
, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) is an English rock musician (singer and lead guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
), most well known for his membership with the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
.

The Kinks

He founded The Kinks with Pete Quaife
Pete Quaife

Pete Quaife is an English people musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for The Kinks, from 1963 until 1969....
 in 1963. His brother Ray
Ray Davies

Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
, who became the best-known member of the band, joined soon after. The quartet was formed when drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 Mick Avory
Mick Avory

Michael Charles Avory is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the British rock band, The Kinks, joining them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remaining with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with guitarist Dave Davies....
 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
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 and songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 until a hypertension
Hypertension

Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated....
-induced stroke
Stroke

A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. According to the National Stroke Association, a "stroke" occurs when a blood clot blocks and artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain....
 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
Death of a Clown

"Death of a Clown" is a song by Dave Davies, member of United Kingdom group The Kinks, released as his debut solo single in 1967. The song is co-written with his brother Ray Davies....
", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines
Love Me Till the Sun Shines

"Love Me Till the Sun Shines" is a 1967 song by the United Kingdom musical ensemble, The Kinks.It was, unlike most of the bands songs, songwriter by guitarist Dave Davies....
", "Susannah's Still Alive
Susannah's Still Alive

"Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by the United Kingdom group The Kinks. It was one of the few The Kinks songs that was written by Dave Davies, the brother of lead songwriter Ray Davies....
", and "Living on a Thin Line". He is also known for his innovative way of creating the buzzing tone for the power chord
Power chord

In music, a power chord is a note plus the note a Perfect fifth above, usually played on electric guitar. Theorists are divided on whether the term chord is appropriate, with some requiring the third of the chord for it to be considered an actual chord....
s heard in the hit single "You Really Got Me
You Really Got Me

"You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released as the group's third single , in August 1964, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the following month, staying there for two weeks....
" from 1964.

The Kinks were inducted into the British Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame
UK Music Hall of Fame

The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music. Members can be of any nationality. The Hall of Fame started in 2004 with the induction of five founder members and five more members selected by a public televote, two from each of the last five decades....
 in November 2005. The four original members were there to receive the award.

Solo work

Davies published an autobiography
Autobiography

An autobiography is a biography written by its subject . The term was first used by the poet Robert Southey in 1809 in the English language Periodical publication Quarterly Review, but the form goes back to antiquity....
, entitled Kink, in 1996, in which he discussed his bisexuality
Bisexuality

Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or physical attraction to people of both genders , or a bisexual orientation. People who have a bisexual orientation "can experience sexual attraction, emotional, and affectional attraction to both their own sex and the opposite sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social i...
 at length, including a sexual relationship with Long John Baldry
Long John Baldry

John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry, was an English people blues singer. He sang with many British musicians, Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s....
. He also wrote of the tense professional relationship with his brother over the Kinks' 30-year career.

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Davies 88th on the list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time".

On 30 June 2004, Davies suffered a stroke in a lift at Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House

Broadcasting House is the headquarters and registered office of the BBC in Portland Place, London, England.Architect George Val Myer designed the building in collaboration with the BBC's civil engineer, M T Tudsbery....
, where he had been promoting his then current album, Bug
Bug (Dave Davies album)

Bug is also Dave Davies' fourth album, which was released in May 2002 by Koch Records....
. He was released from the hospital on 27 August. As of 2006, Davies has made a remarkable recovery. He can walk and talk and play guitar, but has not yet been able to tour, although there are tentative plans to perform at the end of 2008.

He is good friends with horror director John Carpenter
John Carpenter

John Howard Carpenter is an United States film director, screenwriter, Film producer, composer and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, his name is most commonly associated with horror film and science fiction film....
. Dave's work is featured on Carpenter's remake of "Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned (1995 film)

John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is an English language 1995 science fiction film–horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is marketed with the tagline "Beware the children."...
." Carpenter also acted as godfather to Davies's son, Daniel. Daniel is the singer and guitarist in the hard rock band Year Long Disaster
Year Long Disaster

Year Long Disaster is a Hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, California. They released their first self-titled album in 2007 in music on Volcom Entertainment...
.

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).

Discography


Singles

Release date Title Chart Positions
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 Australia Belgium Canada Germany Netherlands New Zealand Sweden
1967"Death of a Clown
Death of a Clown

"Death of a Clown" is a song by Dave Davies, member of United Kingdom group The Kinks, released as his debut solo single in 1967. The song is co-written with his brother Ray Davies....
"		#3 #31#5 #3#2  
January 1968"Susannah's Still Alive
Susannah's Still Alive

"Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by the United Kingdom group The Kinks. It was one of the few The Kinks songs that was written by Dave Davies, the brother of lead songwriter Ray Davies....
"		#20  #18 #27#10 #18
July 1968"Lincoln County"       #15  
January 1969"Hold My Hand
Hold My Hand

"Hold My Hand" may refer to several songs:* Hold My Hand , by Jack Lawrence and Richard Myers* Hold My Hand , from the musical Me and My Girl...
" 		         


Solo discography


Studio albums

  1. Dave Davies (AFL1-3603) (1980)
  2. Glamour (1981)
  3. Chosen People (1983)
  4. Purusha and the Spiritual Planet (1998)
  5. Fortis Green (1999)
  6. Fragile (2001)
  7. Bug
    Bug (Dave Davies album)

    Bug is also Dave Davies' fourth album, which was released in May 2002 by Koch Records....
     (2002)
  8. Fractured Mindz (2007)


Lives and compilations

  • Solo Live - Live Solo Performance at Marian College
    Marian College

    Marian College is a co-educational, liberal arts college, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the northwest side of the city. It is owned and sponsored by the Sisters of St Francis of Oldenburg , a Roman Catholic religious congregation....
     (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 29th, 1997, which was at the start of Dave's first major solo tour of the United States.


Collaborations

  • In the Mouth of Madness
    In the Mouth of Madness

    In the Mouth of Madness is a 1995 in film horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Michael de Luca, who was at the time in charge of New Line Cinema....
     soundtrack, lead guitar on track # 1 (1995)
  • Village of the Damned
    Village of the Damned (1995 film)

    John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is an English language 1995 science fiction film–horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is marketed with the tagline "Beware the children."...
     soundtrack (1995)


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