Two Superfans Write Exhaustive Day-by-Day Kinks Biography That Reportedly Angered Ray Davies
By
Andy Greene
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
A detailed profile of Andrew Sandoval and Doug Hinman, two superfans who co-wrote an exhaustive day-by-day biography of The Kinks titled 'The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night.' The book is so meticulously researched that it reportedly angered Ray Davies, the band's frontman. Sandoval, a multi-talented music historian, reissue producer, and concert organizer, brings his deep knowledge of 1960s pop to this comprehensive chronicle of the band's entire saga.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAndrew Sandoval wears a lot of hats. He's a singer-songwriter who has released five under-the-radar sunshine pop albums, a radio DJ who has spent the last 15 years hosting Come to the Sunshine on WFMU, a co-founder of the Wild Honey autism non-profit, a Grammy-nominated reissue producer... and a concert producer who spearheaded the Monkees reunion tours of 2011 to 2021.
The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night The Day-By-Day Story traces the band's full saga.
He's also a walking encyclopedia of 1960s pop and author of The Monkees
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