tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post6099084200003998310..comments2024-02-04T12:49:20.612-05:00Comments on Baugh's Blog: Book Review - "Americana" by Ray DaviesClive Baughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523779808271053053noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-5669772981407380662013-11-20T23:18:41.849-05:002013-11-20T23:18:41.849-05:00good piece of writing. I have been a fan since 196...good piece of writing. I have been a fan since 1965.<br /><br />VitoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-68613080766747903682013-11-20T22:09:54.920-05:002013-11-20T22:09:54.920-05:00I think it was a fine article on a very talented g...I think it was a fine article on a very talented guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-25499122779674275182013-11-20T13:35:27.592-05:002013-11-20T13:35:27.592-05:00I think, perhaps, the Ray Davies Fan Club found my...I think, perhaps, the Ray Davies Fan Club found my blog!<br /><br />;-)Clive Baughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523779808271053053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-49127508702302028152013-11-20T12:43:31.109-05:002013-11-20T12:43:31.109-05:00That we could all find our muse in the way that ra...That we could all find our muse in the way that ray Davies has the many years. His muse has given many moments of sheer brilliance.Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-45997360581512130472013-11-20T11:20:52.567-05:002013-11-20T11:20:52.567-05:00The defensiveness and drift in this man's life...The defensiveness and drift in this man's life is so classically illustrated, or symbolized, by the fact that he was born when the Sun, Saturn and Venus were very closely aligned - and right at the point of the summer solstice. On top of this the three of them were located at 90 degrees to Neptune. If it were not for the luck of having a hit single which launched his career, his life would probably have been a mess.Bruce Scofieldhttp://www.onereed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-3143075942982208572013-11-19T22:44:53.736-05:002013-11-19T22:44:53.736-05:00There are some slightly incorrect facts stated in ...There are some slightly incorrect facts stated in what was said above by " Everybody ", but nothing major and nothing that would change the course of history concerning the legacy of Ray. I can not comment further on any of it, so don't ask. Thank you. If anyone needs facts for articles on Ray I would be happy to provide any help to any and with any info and facts that ARE and WERE only meant to be for " PUBLIC " knowledge. Wonderboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882672894721703655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-56707867192265636632013-11-19T20:49:15.019-05:002013-11-19T20:49:15.019-05:00Thanks, for your detailed response - and the impor...Thanks, for your detailed response - and the important corrections. I must have misconstrued something I read in "Americana" about his lack of college education. The "over a decade" comment was simply a mathematical error! I'll take your word about the bipolar disorder being an unsubstantiated rumour. I did get that off the internet. A good example of why research on the internet is risky! I have corrected these mistakes. Thanks for your input!Clive Baughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523779808271053053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-84905419792696052012013-11-19T20:43:28.156-05:002013-11-19T20:43:28.156-05:00Right. My mistake, which I've corrected. Thank...Right. My mistake, which I've corrected. Thanks.Clive Baughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523779808271053053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-78928333461554720322013-11-19T18:16:11.015-05:002013-11-19T18:16:11.015-05:00Ray Davies did go to art school.Ray Davies did go to art school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-64501156390748948042013-11-19T17:26:09.012-05:002013-11-19T17:26:09.012-05:00Allow me to offer a few corrections to your though...Allow me to offer a few corrections to your thoughtful review. <br /><br />1. I was surprised to read that “Unlike many of the other key British rockers of that period, who came from working-class, or lower middle class, backgrounds, who then went to art college, and had aspirations of rising higher in the social scene, Davies did not go to college and had no such aspirations.” As Ray Davies himself wrote and told so many times, he studied at the Hornsey College of Art and then at the Croydon College of Art. His leanings toward the theatre spring directly from his college training. “Waterloo Sunset” owes its birth in part to RD’s daily commutes over the river while he was a student at Croydon. You will find references to his art college background in innumerable books, articles, and interviews.<br /><br />2. You write that New Orleans “was to become his home-base for over a decade,” when RD actually lived there only a few years in the early 2000s. He did rent an apartment in New York for close to a decade during the Arista years. Perhaps you got the two cities mixed up.<br /><br />3. There is no evidence that Ray Davies was ever diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and he has never declared himself bipolar. It appears to be one of those rumors that circulate freely on the Internet but have no basis in fact.Daniella Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221504329478379947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-21442685743947093242013-11-19T13:15:04.575-05:002013-11-19T13:15:04.575-05:00Thanks for your response! I concur with your enthu...Thanks for your response! I concur with your enthusiasm. I liked his '66-'68 period best. I also loved the LP "Muswell Hillbillies", which Ray signed for me when he came to the HMV store on Yonge St. in Toronto (2006, I think) to promote his solo album "Workingman's Cafe". He told me that the photo on the front cover of the LP was his father's local pub in Muswell Hill (London).Clive Baughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523779808271053053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282904905780175338.post-35487427688133645082013-11-19T12:10:05.792-05:002013-11-19T12:10:05.792-05:00God save Ray Davies he is not like everybody else,...God save Ray Davies he is not like everybody else, he is the undisputed world champion of songwriters, to fully know & understand all his work throughout is entire 50 year career is to love him because his songs and music become much more than just jukebox music they become a way of life and how you see and look at the world and everyday life. Wonderboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882672894721703655noreply@blogger.com