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The Kinks’ Ray Davies featured on new song by longtime guitarist Bill Shanley

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Alex Lake (Stem Agency); Big Cauldron Ltd.The KinksRay Davies contributes vocals and lyrics to “Graceville (I’ll Take You There),” a song from his longtime guitar player Bill Shanley‘s upcoming solo album, Midnight Mission, which will be released on February 1.

You can check out the atmospheric track, which features Davies’ whispered vocals and Shanley’s tastefully melodic riffing, at the Irish guitarist’s official YouTube channel.

Davies’ solo projects on which Shanley played guitar include 2009’s The Kinks Choral Collection, 2010’s See My Friends, 2017’s Americana and 2018’s Our Country: Americana Act II.

Shanley has worked with a variety of other well-known musicians over the years, and in 2019 he will be touring the U.K. and Ireland with veteran folk artist Roy Harper and Europe with ’70s pop star Gilbert O’Sullivan.

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