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Posts Tagged ‘the kinks’
Ray Davies returns to Glastonbury
Written by admin on June 27, 2010 – 11:36 pm - |
Ray Davies performed an emotional set at Glastonbury today, during which he paid tribute to Pete Quaife, who died on Wednesday, June 23. Quaife was the original bassist with the Kinks. |
Tags: Glastonbury Festival, ray davies, the kinks
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Kinks bassist Peter Quaife dies
Written by admin on June 25, 2010 – 8:52 pm - |
The original bass player with the Kinks, Peter Quaife, died on Wednesday (June 23) aged 66. No cause of death has been revealed, but Quaife had been undergoing kidney dialysis for many years. |
Tags: Peter Quaife, the kinks
Posted in British Invasion, Obituaries | No Comments »
Top ten guitar riffs of the ’60s
Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 8:36 pm -Gibson.com has put together a list of the top ten guitar riffs of the 1960s.
Here’s what they came up with:
- “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones
- “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks
- “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles
- “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
- “I Can’t Explain” by The Who
- “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly
- “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream
- “James Bond Theme” by The John Barry Orchestra
- “Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees
- “Over Under Sideways Down” by The Yardbirds.
Tags: Cream, Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The John Barry Orchestra, the kinks, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds
Posted in 60s pop, American Rock, British Invasion, The Beatles | No Comments »
Do It Again – Quest to reunite the Kinks
Written by admin on May 4, 2010 – 5:52 pm -| The movie “Do It Again” traces the efforts of Boston Globe reporter Geoff Edgers to reunite the Kinks. The hilarious documentary will go on general release later this year and has featured at a number of recent film festivals, including the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival Boston. |
Tags: Do It Again, ray davies, the kinks
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Ray Davies to fill Glastonbury ‘legends slot’
Written by admin on April 8, 2010 – 4:55 am - |
Ray Davies of the Kinks is set to play the “legends slot” on the Pyramid Stage at the 40th anniversay Glastonbury Festival. He will perform at 5pm on the Sunday (June 27). |
Tags: Glastonbury, ray davies, the kinks
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