{"name":"Ray Davies","title":"Ray Davies","id":1040,"slug":"ray-davies","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1040/?format=json","bio_short":"Ray Davies (born June 21, 1944 at Fortis Green, London, full name Raymond Douglas Davies) is an influential <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/english\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">english</a> <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Kinks\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Kinks</a> - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/british%20invasion\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">british invasion</a> bands - which he led with his younger brother, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Davies\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Dave Davies</a>. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theater and television.  Since the demise of The Kinks in the mid-90s Ray Davies has embarked on a critically successful solo career.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/RayDavies.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":23875,"title":"All day and all of the night","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/all-day-and-all-of-the-night/"},{"id":3341,"title":"Better Things","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/better-things/"},{"id":3338,"title":"Days","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/days/"},{"id":23962,"title":"Dedicated follower of fashion","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/dedicated-follower-of-fashion/"},{"id":3622,"title":"I'm on an Island","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/im-on-an-island/"},{"id":2756,"title":"Lola","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/lola/"},{"id":3675,"title":"Sunny afternoon","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/sunny-afternoon/"},{"id":23867,"title":"Tired of waiting","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/tired-of-waiting/"},{"id":845,"title":"Waterloo Sunset","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/waterloo-sunset/"},{"id":23492,"title":"You Really Got Me","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/you-really-got-me/"}]}