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Dave Davies of The Kinks was a regular commenter!

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Rej often formed friendships with the bands he worked with, which included the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Kinks, as well as such musicians as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

City Hall, which had hosted gigs by The Kinks, Cream, and The Who in the 1960s, became redundant as an arts venue after Perth Concert Hall was completed in 2005.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

Dave Davies of the Kinks posted “I’m devastated. What a great guy and great musician. Rest in peace Denny.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Classic filks include "On Top of Spaghetti," a rewrite of "On Top of Old Smokey," and "Yoda," filk-master "Weird" Al Yankovic's Star Wars-oriented rendition of the Kinks tune, "Lola."

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam