THE KINKS Refute BBC Documentary Saying JIMMY PAGE Played On "You Really Got Me"

July 10, 2014, 10 years ago

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The Kinks are refuting a new BBC Radio 2 documentary that once again alleges the long-debunked myth that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page played on their 1964 hit, "You Really Got Me", reports Jon Blistein for RollingStone.com.

"BBC tells lies about Dave Davies and the Kinks in their new documentary," Dave Davies wrote in an all-caps message on Facebook, urging fans to tweet the facts at the show's producer Kellie Redmond and host Danny Baker. "I, Dave Davies, invented the distorted guitar sound and played the solo on "You Really Got Me" and Ray Davies played rhythm guitar. We never used ANY other guitarists on any Kinks hits."

Baker's documentary on London's famed Denmark Street - known as the city's own Tin Pan Alley - simply states that Page, a session musician at the time, played on the track, though other iterations of the legend have credited him for the song's distinct guitar tone and solo.

Read more at RollingStone.com.


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