Ebook {Epub PDF} Americana: The Kinks the Riff the Road: The Story by Ray Davies

 · Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story. As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks' singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America—its movies and music, its culture of freedom, fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the US with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent /5.  · Many tours and trips later, while living in New Orleans, he experienced a transformative event: the shooting (a result of a botched robbery) that nearly took his life. In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspired and frustrated him. From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies with candor, humor, and wit takes us on a /5().  · From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies—with candor, humor, and wit—takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals what music, fame, and America really mean to www.doorway.ru

Iconic rock legend Ray Davies inspired generations of musicians—from the Who, the Clash, and the Ramones to Black Sabbath—as lead singer and In , the Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Davies has also acted, directed, and produced shows for theater and television. Americana. Ray Davies. Track 1 on. Runnin' high on inspiration Taken from those Wild West heroes Full of expectations of the road On that windin' trail to somewhere Young and foolish though he did not care What dangers lay in store and so. Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: the Story. Ray Davies. The British Invasion musician discusses his love/hate relationship with America, from his first U.S. tour in the early s to being nearly murdered during a botched robbery in New Orleans in

Many tours and trips later, while living in New Orleans, he experienced a transformative event: the shooting (a result of a botched robbery) that nearly took his life. In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspired and frustrated him. From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies with candor, humor, and wit takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals. Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story By PopMatters Staff / 29 October Reprinted with permission from Chapter 5 of Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story by Ray Davies. Americana The Kinks, the Riff, the Road The Story. | No Comments. Americana The Kinks, the Riff, the Road The Story Davies.