As a boy in post-war England, legendary Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies was fascinated by America - its movies, music and culture of freedom fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the USA with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, until the group was banned from performing there from 1965 to 1969.
Many tours and trips later, Davies experienced a transformative event in New Orleans when he was shot during a botched robbery. From his quintessentially English perspective as songwriter for the Kinks, Davies explores in Americana his feelings of love, confusion and fascination towards the country that both inspires and frustrates him.
