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- NAME: Dave Davies
- BIRTH DATE: February 03, 1947 (Age: 66)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England, United Kingdom
- AKA: Dave Davies
- Full Name: David Russell Gordon Davies
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
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Legendary guitarist Dave Davies played in The Kinks with brother Ray Davies, penned hits like "Death of a Clown," and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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He later discovered that she was pregnant, and their families forced them apart. He didn't meet his daughter until 1993, and the experience deeply affected him and his work. He wrote a number of songs about the struggle, including "Funny Face," "Susannah's Still Alive" and "Mindless Child of Motherhood."
In addition to the daughter he fathered at 15,
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Davies married in 1967 and had four sons. He and his wife divorced in 1990. He also has three children from another relationship.
Davies is bisexual, a fact that he discusses at-length in his 1996 autobiography, Kink.
Davies had a stroke in 2004 while leaving an interview at the BBC. He has since recovered, and continues to write and record music.
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