DEDICATED FOLLOWER

Having caught Ray Davies’ solo performance at the Henry Fonda Theatre on Oct. 10, I was reminded of the article Sunday Calendar ran on the best British groups of all time (Sept. 26, 1993). As I recall the Kinks were ranked fifth in the Top 10 list. This drew some protest from Calendar readers who felt that the Kinks did not deserve such a ranking. Now I am inclined to agree with them.

After hearing Davies tell the Kinks’ story through selected passages of his autobiography and beautiful acoustic renderings of Kinks classics, I was offered a glimpse of the ingredients required of a true artist.

Ray Davies and the Kinks belong at the top of the list.

KEVIN GLYNN

Palmdale