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Roger Charlery (22 February 1963 – 26 March 2019), known professionally as Ranking Roger, was an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s ska band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later new wave band General Public .
Sales were less than earlier albums, however, and Roger became tired of traveling to America, and they soon broke up again. Since 2004, Dave Wakeling has toured the US with a full backing band as the English Beat. They often perform General Public tracks. [3] "Ranking" Roger Charlery died at his home in Birmingham on 26 March 2019 at the age of 56.
This is the discography of British 2-tone/ska band the Beat (known as the English Beat in the US and Canada) and its subsequent incarnations as the Beat featuring Ranking Roger based in the UK, and the English Beat starring Dave Wakeling based in the US.
Roger Charlery, aka Ranking Roger, the singer and toaster from the English Beat, General Public and Special Beat, died today after a battle with cancer, a rep for the band confirmed to Variety.
Pages in category "Songs written by Ranking Roger" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Wakeling then formed General Public with Ranking Roger in 1983, and they released their debut studio album, All the Rage, the next year. He also recorded two other studio albums with General Public, Hand to Mouth (1986) and Rub It Better (1995), shortly after which the band disbanded.
This is a list of reggae musicians.This includes artists who have either been critical to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label).
The line-up contained MC vocals by Joe Attard of Punks Jump Up, Ranking Roger of the Beat and General Public and drummer Bob Wond of Under Two Flags. In 1998, the band launched a new website, primarily intended as a means to distribute songs from the Entering a New Ride album. In 2001, after having only released 6 songs from the album, the ...