[photogallerylink id=52763 align=left]It was December of 1984. [lastfm]The Kinks[/lastfm] had just played a blazing XRT Show (the “State of Confusion” tour, if memory serves) and Tom Marker and I went backstage at the UIC Pavilion to enlist the voice of lead singer [lastfm]Ray Davies[/lastfm] for our annual Christmas radio special. Our friend Hudson captured the encounter on his high quality portable reel-to-reel tape recorder (look it up) and it sounded like this:
A Kinky Khristmas — Backstage With Ray Davies & Frank E. Lee
Audio: Ray Davies ‘See My Friends’ Radio Special
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