- A revolving door of bassists and, eventually, keyboard-players and drummers went through The Kinks as the two Davies brothers gained infamy among musicians for Dave's allegedly abusive, irresponsible behavior and Ray's controlling, superior attitude.
- Rock musician (The Kinks).
- Younger brother of Ray Davies.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Kinks) (1990).
- Had four sons with Lisbet Davies: Martin Davies, Simon Davies, Christian Davies and Russell Davies.
- Has three children from his relationship with Nancy Evans: Daniel A. Davies, Lana Davies and Eddie Davies. Both Daniel and Lana are musicians. Lana has released her music through the Internet. Daniel is lead guitarist in "Year Long Disaster". The band's name stems from the events of 2004 affecting Ray and Dave Davies.
- In 2004, the same year his estranged brother Ray Davies was shot in the leg by a thief, he suffered a stroke while in an elevator. His recovery has gone well, but has not yet returned to the stage as of winter 2008.
- In their original stage, The Kinks (or as they were then known, The Ravens) were originally gathered and led by a 15-year-old Dave, who also wrote the few original songs that they performed at the time. His older brother Ray Davies joined the group merely as a rhythm guitarist and backing singer. It was only when they changed to The Kinks that Ray took over as frontman and the main songwriter.
- Although a great majority of the better-known Kinks songs were Ray Davies compositions, Dave wrote and sang lead on several Kinks classics as well, including "Death of a Clown", "Susannah's Still Alive" and "Rats".
- Davies was expelled from school at age 15 after being caught having sexual relations with his girlfriend, Sue Sheehan, on Hampstead Heath. Shortly thereafter, they were forced to separate by their respective families after Sue found out she was pregnant. He did not meet their daughter, Tracy, until 1993.
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