Dave Davies

As the guitarist and occasional lead singer in the Kinks, Dave Davies played a pivotal role in pushing rock & roll into the modern era, creating the power chord on the band's early rockers "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night." Davies functioned as the exuberant counterpoint to his wry brother Ray, especially during the late 1960s, when the group specialized in social commentary and satirical vignettes. At this point, Dave also found his voice as a songwriter, a growth showcased on the shambling folk-rock of "Death of a Clown," a Kinks song released as a solo ...