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Kevin Ayers (16 Aug 1944 - 18 Feb 2013)

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (32)

Official

Album

  1. Joy of a Toy Nov 1969
  2. Whatevershebringswesing Jan 1972
  3. Bananamour May 1973
  4. The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories May 1974
  5. Sweet Deceiver Mar 1975
  6. Yes We Have No Mañanas, so Get Your Mañanas Today Jun 1976
  7. Rainbow Takeaway Apr 1978
  8. That's What You Get Babe Feb 1980
  9. Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain 1983
  10. As Close As You Think May 1986
  11. Falling Up Feb 1988
  12. Still Life With Guitar 1992
  13. Deià...Vu 1998
  14. The Unfairground 10 Sep 2007
  15. BBC In Concert (Paris Theatre, 6th January 1972) 08 Jan 2010
  16. BBC In Concert (Hampstead Theatre Club, 20th September 1972) 08 Jan 2010
  17. Top Gear Session (10th February 1970) 13 Aug 2010
  18. Bob Harris Session (17th May 1972) 13 Aug 2010

Album - Compilation

  1. Odd Ditties 1976
  2. The Kevin Ayers Collection 1983
  3. Banana Productions: The Best of Kevin Ayers Jun 1989
  4. Singing the Bruise 02 Sep 1996
  5. First Show in the Appearance Business Nov 1996
  6. Songs for Insane Times: An Anthology 1969–1980 2008
  7. The Harvest Years: 1969-1974 26 Apr 2012
  8. Original Album Series 20 Jan 2014

Album - Live

  1. Too Old to Die Young 1998
  2. The BBC Sessions 1970–1976 06 Dec 2005

Single

  1. Butterfly Dance / Puis-je? 1970
  2. Alan Black Session (20th May 1970) 13 Aug 2010

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Sweet Dreamer 1992

Relationships (8)

Supporting Artists

  1. Ollie Halsall (1976 - 29 May 1992)
  2. Zoot Money

Member Of

  1. Soft Machine (1966 - Nov 1968) original
  2. The Wilde Flowers (1964 - Mar 1965)
  3. Kevin Ayers & The Whole World

Children

  1. Galen Ayers
  2. Rachel Ayers

Romantically Involved With

  1. Miss Cinderella (1974)

Recordings by (242)

  1. Girl on a Swing 2:49 (Nov 1969)
  2. Joy of a Toy Continued 2:54 (Nov 1969)
  3. Town Feeling 4:51 (Nov 1969)
  4. Song for Insane Times 4:01 (Nov 1969)
  5. Stop This Train (Again Doing It) 6:05 (Nov 1969)
  6. Eleanor’s Cake (Which Ate Her) 2:53 (Nov 1969)
  7. The Lady Rachel 5:17 (Nov 1969)
  8. Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong 5:35 (Nov 1969)
  9. All This Crazy Gift of Time 3:50 (Nov 1969)
  10. The Clarietta Rag 3:20 (Nov 1969)
  11. Butterfly Dance 3:46 (1970)
  12. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes 3:24 (Jan 1972)
  13. There Is Loving, Among Us, There Is Loving 7:22 (Jan 1972)
  14. Song From the Bottom of a Well 4:36 (Jan 1972)
  15. Margaret 3:20 (Jan 1972)
  16. Oh My 2:59 (Jan 1972)
  17. Whatevershebringswesing 8:13 (Jan 1972)
  18. Champagne Cowboy Blues 3:59 (Jan 1972)
  19. Lullaby 2:12 (Jan 1972)
  20. Don’t Let It Get You Down 4:01 (May 1973)
  21. Shouting in a Bucket Blues 3:44 (May 1973)
  22. When Your Parents Go to Sleep 5:45 (May 1973)
  23. Interview 4:44 (May 1973)
  24. International Anthem 0:40 (May 1973)
  25. Decadence 8:04 (May 1973)
  26. Oh! Wot a Dream 2:48 (May 1973)
  27. Hymn 4:34 (May 1973)
  28. Beware of the Dog 1:20 (May 1973)
  29. Ballbearing Blues 0:55 (May 1974)
  30. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part One: Irreversible Neural Damage 4:42 (May 1974)
  31. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part Two: Invitation 1:12 (May 1974)
  32. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part Four: Dr. Dream Theme 5:12 (May 1974)
  33. Two Goes Into Four 1:38 (May 1974)
  34. Day by Day 3:51 (May 1974)
  35. Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You 4:10 (May 1974)
  36. See You Later 0:28 (May 1974)
  37. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Time Blues 3:07 (May 1974)
  38. It Begins With a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends With a Curse 8:18 (May 1974)
  39. The Confessions of Doctor Dream: C. The One Chance Dance 6:33 (May 1974)
  40. May I? 5:31 (06 Jun 1974) live, 1974-06-01: Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
  41. Sweet Deceiver 2:48 (Mar 1975)
  42. Observations 4:26 (Mar 1975)
  43. Guru Banana 2:49 (Mar 1975)
  44. City Waltz 3:34 (Mar 1975)
  45. Toujours La Voyage 7:59 (Mar 1975)
  46. Diminished But Not Finished 1:57 (Mar 1975)
  47. Circular Letter 4:27 (Mar 1975)
  48. Once Upon an Ocean 3:31 (Mar 1975)
  49. Farewell Again (Another Dawn) 3:16 (Mar 1975)
  50. Star 4:21 (Jun 1976) live, 1982-??-??: Venlo, NL
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On Recordings (14)

Performer

  1. Clarence in Wonderland 5:16 Gong feat. Kevin Ayers (2000)
  2. Bike ?:?? [no artist] ()

Instruments

  1. Driving Me Backwards 6:07 Brian Eno (06 Jun 1974) bass guitar
  2. Baby’s on Fire 3:53 Brian Eno (06 Jun 1974) bass guitar
  3. The Garden of Love 21:08 Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill (1997) guitar
  4. Sail, Ship... 4:06 Ronnie Urini (27 May 2011) guitar

Vocals

  1. Sad and Lonely Faces 7:19 David Bedford (1972)
  2. Flying Start 3:37 Mike Oldfield (21 Nov 1987)
  3. You Really Got Me 3:52 The Wilde Flowers (1998) lead vocals
  4. Johnny B Goode 3:09 The Wilde Flowers (1998)
  5. Thinking of You Baby 5:19 The Wilde Flowers (1998) lead vocals
  6. L’Expérience acoustique : III. La Preuve par le sens : 12/ It (Bayle-Wyatt) 3:39 François Bayle (23 Oct 2012)

Produced

  1. Song From the Bottom of a Well 4:36 Kevin Ayers (Jan 1972)
  2. Singing a Song in the Morning 2:54 Kevin Ayers (1976)

Credited as (13)

  1. Kevin Ayers
  2. Kevin Ayers–John Cale–Eno–Nico
  3. The Ladybug Transistor feat. Kevin Ayers
  4. Gong feat. Kevin Ayers
  5. ケヴィン·エアーズ
  6. Kevin Ayers Feat. Syd Barrett
  7. Kevin Ayers / Lady June / Ollie Halsall
  8. Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill
  9. Soft Machine, Gong, Daevid Allen, Robert Wyatt, Gary Wright, Kevin Ayers
  10. François Bayle + Robert Wyatt + Kevin Ayers
  11. Kevin Ayers · John Cale · Eno · Nico
  12. Gong with Kevin Ayers
  13. Kevin Ayres

Works (67)

Wrote

  1. Two Goes Into Four
  2. Joy of a Toy
  3. Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her)
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Composed

  1. Shouting in a Bucket Blues
  2. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Time Blues
  3. Colores Para Dolores
  4. Love Makes Sweet Music
  5. She’s Gone
  6. I’d Rather Be With You
  7. Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’
  8. The Oyster and the Flying Fish
  9. Rheinhardt & Geraldine
  10. Puis-je?
  11. Oh! Wot a Dream
  12. Decadence
  13. Lady Rachel
  14. The Owl
  15. Why Are We Sleeping?
  16. Clarence in Wonderland
  17. Lullabye Letter
  18. Blue
  19. Rainbow Takeaway
  20. Soon, Soon, Soon
  21. We Did It Again
  22. Shooting at the Moon
  23. May I?
  24. Singing a Song in the Morning
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Lyrics

  1. The Owl
  2. Decadence
  3. Lady Rachel
  4. Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’
  5. Margaret
  6. We Did It Again
  7. Song From the Bottom of a Well
  8. Shouting in a Bucket Blues
  9. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
  10. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Time Blues
  11. Why Are We Sleeping?
  12. The Lady Rachel
  13. Hope for Happiness
  14. Love Makes Sweet Music
  15. Run Run Run
  16. Puis-je?
  17. Oh! Wot a Dream
  18. Clarence in Wonderland
  19. Singing a Song in the Morning
  20. She’s Gone
  21. I’d Rather Be With You
  22. The Oyster and the Flying Fish
  23. Rheinhardt & Geraldine
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Kevin Ayers at Spirit of 66 time

Links (15)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.kevin-ayers.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.45cat.com/artist/kevin-ayers
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94064827
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134629477
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13944475x
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94064827
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/kevin_ayers

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/144849

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/45646

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000080118

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1146607/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/39567126

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280077

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~marwak/index.html

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KevinAyers1974.jpg