Talk:Ray Davies

message: I would encourage the author(s) to add/embellish this section if possible. I realize Davies music career is a huge part of what he's done and who he is, but more personal detail would be welcome. I know very little about Davies (which is why I'm here) and haven't the time, at the moment, to research articles to make the additions. Enjoyed the article.THX1136 (talk) 13:42, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sparse Personal Life section 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: After reading this informative article with a hypothesis that his first wife, Rasa, had a key role in his songwriting. See article: https://andrewhickey.info/2018/01/28/did-a-teenage-girl-make-the-kinks-great/ 
The spelling of her family name is given as Didzpetris. A Google search provided 880 results. The Wikipedia entry has her listed as Rasa Dicpetris. Google search gives 324 results.
Which is correct?
:I echo this unknown editor's question. I have only seen Rasa's family name as "Didzpetris." I'll be bold and make the change. If this is in question, let's discuss it here. · rodii · 04:51, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ray's first wife, Rasa, family name 

message: I noticed when Ray Davies and the Kinks were shown TV recently that Ray Davies appeared to have a tracheotomy scar. I think the scar (which looks like a dent) is visible on the present first picture in the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Davies#/media/File:Kinks.jpg . I did a web search and found out that he did have a tracheotomy: 
* http://www.tracheostomy.com/resources/more/famous/ray_davies.htm which quotes from the book The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night  "I had a tracheotomy ... Two nurses wheeled me out to the balcony, where I could see the river Thames. it was just a very poetic moment for me. So [when I wrote 'Waterloo Sunset'] I thought about that time..." https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50758.The_Kinks_All_Day_and_All_of_the_Night
* https://www.stereogum.com/1991585/okkervil-river-famous-tracheotomies/music/  
* https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8317345/okkervil-river-famous-tracheotomies-premiere 
* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11131125/The-Kinks-10-greatest-songs.html which states "...Ray Davies claimed the song was originally called Liverpool Sunset in homage to his warm memories of live shows there, but the title was changed to make the song specifically about the time that Davies spent in St Thomas' Hospital when he had a tracheotomy at 13, and the aspirations of the generation that grew up after the Second World War." 
* There is more info in the lyrics of the song Famous Tracheotomies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG3YIoW_2zs
I suggest this is included in the article, but I do not have time to do it at the moment. FrankSier (talk) 12:27, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tracheotomy and Waterloo Sunset 

message: Came across this group today, and it looks like Ray Davies was involved with them.  Should they be included in this article?
Wikinetman (talk) 13:27, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Manzanilla Sound