Remember The Beat back in the day along with The Selecter, The Specials - great live shows - Saw The Beat at Hatfield Forum last year - he gave a great performance that night along with the rest of the band - rip RR
Seen The Beat featuring Ranking Roger 4 or 5 times over the last few years. Always a great show. His son Ranking Junior does some great toasting/rapping. A real sad loss, they were far better than The English Beat, Dave Wakeling’s version of the original band. RIP Roger. Their last two albums, Bounce and Public Confidential, are superb and well worth a listen. Quality ska with a modern twist and typically political and challenging.