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My Take
To me, Dave Davies is one of rock's great unsung architects. As the Kinks' lead guitarist and the younger brother working alongside Ray, he was the only other constant through the band's entire run, which tells me just how essential he was to that sound. I find it fascinating that two brothers held a band together for decades while everyone else came and went. His distorted guitar tone helped shape the rougher edge of British rock, and I respect that he kept performing and writing long after the spotlight moved on. To me, he's a sideman who was really a co-author.
Overview
David Russell Gordon Davies ( DAY-veez; born 3 February 1947) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, led by his elder brother (and principal writer and singer) Ray, and the two of them were the only consistent members during their existence.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Davies
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴ・デイヴィス
- Reading
- でいゔ・でいゔぃす
- Born
- February 3, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Muswell Hill, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / songwriter / singer / musician / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.