They were banned from performing in the US during the best years ......

Due to Davies drug conviction. The ban was eventually lifted. That is one reason they weren’t as popular in US as in UK. Plus a lot of their hits were satires on UK society that US listeners couldn’t relate to. Pop quiz, one of the Davies brothers was married to what American rocker???

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Posted: 02/03/2021 at 09:02AM

Your pick for greatest musician born on this date? -- DJ Golf 02/03/2021 06:27AM

I have long been a big Kinks fan so, Dave Davies ** -- MAHokie69 02/03/2021 1:07PM

Johnny "Guitar" Watson ** -- DHokie 02/03/2021 11:20AM

Mendelssohn -- TomTurkey 02/03/2021 09:44AM

1) Mendelssohn. 2) "Guitar" Watson. sigh..... what is it..... -- VToncologyNurse 02/03/2021 09:42AM

I often wonder if Ray Davies makes more royalty money off of Kinks songs or -- Late 80s Hokie 02/03/2021 10:04AM

Dave Davies is my pick today. ** -- santafe 02/03/2021 08:20AM

Davies...I remember seeing The Kinks at Cassell in the early 80's ** -- Tuckahokie 02/03/2021 08:10AM

My girl and I had tickets to that concert. But .... -- VToncologyNurse 02/03/2021 09:46AM

Did you play Doctor? ** -- Brown Water 02/03/2021 10:16AM

Me too. Saw several good acts at Cassell over the years ** -- HokieR 02/03/2021 08:18AM

Dave Davies gets my vote as well, although... -- UpperQuadVet 02/03/2021 07:49AM

Mendelssohn gets the win, with a nod of mad respect to Davies. ** -- Hokie CPA 02/03/2021 07:06AM

Davies. Is it possible to call The Kinks underated? -- HokieR 02/03/2021 06:55AM

I always was partial to "Catch Me Now I'm Fallin' "..... -- Strat Man 02/03/2021 08:34AM

Definitely. Their best work holds its own next to the Beatles, Who, Stones -- DJ Golf 02/03/2021 08:19AM

They were banned from performing in the US during the best years ...... -- BusLoadaBozos 02/03/2021 09:02AM

Ray was with Chrissie Hynde for awhile, but I don't think they were -- Hokie CPA 02/03/2021 09:31AM

Wiki knows best, my bad. ** -- BusLoadaBozos 02/03/2021 12:20PM

Except for this song (not ignored!) -- UTPr0sim 02/03/2021 07:48AM

Was dating the future Mrs CPA when I was singing that song. I got to... -- Hokie CPA 02/03/2021 09:25AM

Cover by the lovely Rachel... -- `lag 02/03/2021 08:06AM

Huh. A woman singing "Lola" kind of changes the dynamic of that song -- DJ Golf 02/03/2021 08:24AM

A lesbian covering a song about a female originally written from a man's -- `lag 02/03/2021 08:40AM

That's pretty good :) ** -- HokieR 02/03/2021 08:21AM

Sure. That and You Really Got Me. But ask the average -- HokieR 02/03/2021 08:02AM

They were banned from performing in the US during the best years ......

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