BIG BROTHER A CELEBRITY – Ray takes centre stage in BBC Kinks profile. neilsambrook@btinternet.com March 5, 2018 32 years in The Kinks brought no end to the antipathy between Ray and Dave. The Chuckle Brothers they were not. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Henrit, Dave Davies, Ian Gibbons, Jim Rodford, John Dalton, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Pete Quaife, Ray Davies, The Kinks
JIM RODFORD (1941-2018) – Gentleman and Bass Player Par Excellence; neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 21, 2018 Standing between the Brothers Grimm as bass player of The Kinks, Jim Rodford occupied the most unenviable stage place in rock. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Argent, Bob Henrit, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Kast Off Kinks, Kinks Konvention, Mick Avory, Ray Davies, The Kinks
UN-KONVENTIONAL – Kinks fans of the world unite neilsambrook@btinternet.com November 25, 2017 This Kinks collective, supplemented by guitarist Dave Clarke, have all at one time been sacked, retired or no longer been able to stand the fierce sibling rivalry between the ‘Brothers Grim’ of rock – Ray and Dave Davies. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Henrit, Dave Clarke, Dave Davies, Ian Gibbons, Jim Rodford, John Dalton, John Gosling, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Ray Davies, The Kinks
YOU’RE MY GUITAR HERO – Twenty Guitarists Who Rarely Receive The Credit They Deserve neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 25, 2017 20 Underrated Guitarists: GEORGE HARRISON: Understated, hugely influential, ‘Something’ special…… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Clarance White, Danny Kortchmar, Dave Davies, Don Felder, George Harrison, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Lindsey Buckingham, Lowell George, Mick Jones, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Richard Thompson, Robbie Robertson, Roger McGuinn, Ronnie Wood, Stephen Stills