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This singer through the English Beat and PUBLIC got a solo album in 1988.

Best-known because the singer/toaster and co-frontman from the British Beat and PUBLIC, Ranking Roger was created Roger Charlery in Birmingham, England, in February 21, 1961, and became a punk rock fan as an adolescent. He became a member of ska revival pioneers the British Defeat in 1978, where he teamed …

Regarded by many as only an offshoot from the better-known ’80s British outfit the English Defeat, General Public even now enjoyed many substantial hits independently during their brief career. Soon after the divide from the ska-pop clothing the English Defeat in 1983, previous associates Dave Wakeling (vocals, delivered Feb 19, …

Birmingham, England’s the Defeat were among the earliest & most important ska revivalist sets of the late ’70s and early ’80s. The multiracial music group carved out a definite sound by using alternating lead vocals by guitarist Dave Wakeling and punk toaster/vocalist Ranking Roger, backed by a restricted music group …