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Kevin Ayers
12+ albums
Progressive rockpsychedelicsinger-songwriterCanterburyCanterbury Scene
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Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England; died 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, France) was a British songwriter and musician from Kent, United Kingdom, who was one of a group of Avant Garde musicians who came together in Canterbury in the 1960s and developed a whole new approach to the psychedelic, progressive rock genre, known as the Canterbury scene. His early work included works with artists like Daevid Allen, David Bedford and Mike Ratledge. Subsequently, Ayers wrote and recorded some of the wittiest and most poignant songs imaginable and produced more banana-related lyrics than anyone ever dreamed possible. His first serious band was The Wilde Flowers (1964-1967) with Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt and Richard Sinclair. This early hippie group transformed into Soft Machine. While the Softs went on, others split to form Caravan and Gong. Ayers put together his own band Kevin Ayers & The Whole World featuring Lol Coxhill, David Bedford and a very young Mike Oldfield. Ayers' career was littered with great music and fine collaborations with more fine artists like Danny Thompson, John Cale, Nico, Brian Eno, Ollie Halsall and Wizards of Twiddly. With 18 albums to his credit Kevin Ayers was the Guru Banana In 2007, Ayers recorded in a Glasgow studio with long-time admirers Teenage Fanclub, contributions came from Euros Childs from Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Francis Reader from the Trash Can Sinatras, Robert Wyatt provided his eerie Wyattron in the poignant Cold Sh
top songs
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Song for Insane Times - 2003 Remaster
25,8022When Your Parents Go to Sleep - 2003 Remaster
24,3773Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes - 1999 Remaster
21,9974May I? - 2003 Remaster
21,2165Don't Let It Get You Down - 2003 Remaster
19,1856Shouting in a Bucket Blues - 2003 Remaster
17,6127Decadence - 2003 Remaster
13,9818Song for Insane Times
13,4959Town Feeling
11,88310Girl On a Swing
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