Kevin Ayers

Kevin Ayers (Aug. 16, 1944 — Feb. 18, 2013) was an English singer/songwriter from Herne Bay, Kent, that emerged as the guitarist/vocalist in Soft Machine, playing on the band’s 1968 eponymous debut album. The following year, he launched his solo career with the album Joy of a Toy on Harvest. Between 1972 and 1980, he issued seven further albums; five on Harvest bisected with two on Island. Further albums appeared on assorted labels over the subsequent 11-year period, culminating with the 1992 guest-packed disc Still Life with Guitar on Fnac.

Discography:

• Joy of a Toy (1969)
• Shooting at the Moon (1970 • Kevin Ayers and the Whole World)
• Whatevershebringswesing (1972)
• Bananamour (1973)
• The Confessions of Doctor Dream and Other Stories (1974)
• Sweet Deceiver (1975)
• Yes We Have No Mañanas-So Get Your Mañanas Today (1976)
• Rainbow Takeaway (1978)
• That’s What You Get Babe (1980)
• Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain (1983)
• Deià…Vu (1984)
• As Close as You Think (1986)
• Falling Up (1988)
• Still Life With Guitar (1992)