Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England; died 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, France) was a British songwriter and musician from Kent, United Kingdom, who was one of a group of
Avant Garde musicians who came together in Canterbury in the 1960s and developed a whole new approach to the
psychedelic,
progressive rock genre, known as the
Canterbury scene. His early work included works with artists like
Daevid Allen,
David Bedford and
Mike Ratledge. Subsequently, Ayers wrote and recorded some of the wittiest and most poignant songs imaginable and produced more banana…
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