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Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo As the Kinks' rhythm and lead guitarist, ...
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Dave Davies on the speaker-slashing skills that turned on Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jimmy Wilds/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images “I like a song to sound cranky ...
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Dave Davies on how You Really Got Me saved The Kinks, those Jimmy Page rumors – and what he really thought of Van Halen’s cover

Dave Davies isn’t quite as active as he used to be after a stroke slowed his pace in 2013. But right now he’s busier than usual, promoting The Journey – Part 3, which documents The Kinks’ late era.
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Dave Davies names the guitarist who defined rock in the 1970s, and picks the song that proves it

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Olivier Villeneuve/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Dave Davies is credited with launching ...
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The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more

Ray Davies may have been the songwriting genius in The Kinks, but brother Dave was responsible for defining their 60s sound. The lead guitarist has a valid claim for having invented heavy metal via ...