Birth of Raymond Douglas Davies21 June 1944
Birth of Raymond Douglas Davies
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Raymond Douglas Davies Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Raymond Douglas Davies, based on 40 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
40 records1944–200540 events1 places
Chronological biography
1944
1961
Formation of The Ravens1961
Forms an early group later connected with The Kinks.
1964
You Still Want Me17 April 1964
The Kinks release You Still Want Me.
You Really Got Me4 August 1964
The Kinks release You Really Got Me.
You Really Got Me Number One10 September 1964
You Really Got Me reaches number one in Britain.
Kinks Album2 October 1964
The Kinks release their debut album Kinks.
All Day and All of the Night23 October 1964
The Kinks release All Day and All of the Night.
1965
Tired of Waiting for You15 January 1965
The Kinks release Tired of Waiting for You.
Kinda Kinks5 March 1965
The Kinks release the album Kinda Kinks.
Set Me Free21 May 1965
The Kinks release Set Me Free.
See My Friends30 July 1965
The Kinks release See My Friends.
Till the End of the Day19 November 1965
The Kinks release Till the End of the Day.
The Kink Kontroversy26 November 1965
The Kinks release The Kink Kontroversy.
1966
Dedicated Follower of Fashion25 February 1966
The Kinks release Dedicated Follower of Fashion.
Sunny Afternoon3 June 1966
The Kinks release Sunny Afternoon.
Face to Face28 October 1966
The Kinks release Face to Face.
Dead End Street18 November 1966
The Kinks release Dead End Street.
1967
Waterloo Sunset5 May 1967
The Kinks release Waterloo Sunset.
Something Else by The Kinks15 September 1967
The Kinks release Something Else by The Kinks.
1968
Days28 June 1968
The Kinks release Days.
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society22 November 1968
Writes songs for The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.
1969
Arthur Album10 October 1969
The Kinks release Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire.
1970
Lola12 June 1970
The Kinks release Lola.
Lola Versus Powerman27 November 1970
The Kinks release Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround.
1971
Muswell Hillbillies24 November 1971
The Kinks release Muswell Hillbillies.
1972
Everybody’s in Show-Biz25 August 1972
The Kinks release Everybody’s in Show-Biz.
1973
Preservation Act 116 November 1973
The Kinks release Preservation Act 1.
1974
Preservation Act 28 May 1974
The Kinks release Preservation Act 2.
1975
Soap Opera25 April 1975
The Kinks release Soap Opera.
Schoolboys in Disgrace17 November 1975
The Kinks release Schoolboys in Disgrace.
1977
Sleepwalker12 February 1977
The Kinks release Sleepwalker.
1978
Misfits17 May 1978
The Kinks release Misfits.
1979
Low Budget10 July 1979
The Kinks release Low Budget.
1981
Give the People What They Want15 August 1981
The Kinks release Give the People What They Want.
1983
State of Confusion10 June 1983
The Kinks release State of Confusion.
Come Dancing19 November 1983
The Kinks release Come Dancing in Britain.
1986
Think Visual17 November 1986
The Kinks release Think Visual.
1990
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame17 January 1990
Is inducted with The Kinks into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2004
CBE2004
Is awarded a CBE for services to music.
2005
UK Music Hall of Fame2005
Is inducted with The Kinks into the UK Music Hall of Fame.
Titles and roles
Member · Member of The Kinks · Singer · Member of The Kinks · Songwriter · Member of The Kinks
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.