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The Unauthorized Autobiography

Ray Davies (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2008
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7156-3751-7 (ISBN)

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Part memoir, part social history, and part psychological thriller, this book captures the essence of Ray Davies, singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the rock 'n' rollers.

Ingeniously styled as a biography, this subversively brilliant rock memoir is the work of a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called 'the Corporation' to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers of all time. Tales of London and the swinging Sixties rock scene evolve as Davies reveals his life and times to the writer, often passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, Top of the Pops, the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and other fixtures of the period fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part memoir, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory that it is.

RAY DAVIES was born and lives in north London. Together with his younger brother, Dave, he launched The Kinks in 1964. Their first number one single 'You Really Got Me' was followed by thirty albums and a series of hit singles, including 'Waterloo Sunset' and 'Lola'.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.2008
Vorwort	Ray Davies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	137 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	0-7156-3751-7 / 0715637517
ISBN-13	978-0-7156-3751-7 / 9780715637517
Zustand	Neuware