The British Are Coming!: Beat Influence on The Kinks

Today I’m continuing my discussion of Olivia Cole’s fascinating thesis that American media had a profound impact on post-World War II England, argued in her article “Won over by the West: The irresistible allure of Americana for post-war Britons” for the November 2013 issue of British GQ. Cole points to The Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies’ […]