Gutted to hear that Rankin Roger of The Beat has passed away from a brain tumour. He had so much energy on stage, last saw him a year ago, was always a great gig. Gonna listen to some Ska and 2-Tone now.
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Massive shame.
He was one of the good guys.
"He was one of the good guys"
Yep. The Beat played one of the best gigs I ever went to, I don't believe anyone wasn't dancing.
I had a brief chat with Roger, and he couldn't have been nicer.
The Beat were one of the bands that introduced me to reggae. That's a debt I can never hope to repay.
Shame. Had been listening to their newer stuff of late.
Stand Down Margaret spoke to us in the 80s, shoulda done a "Teresa" version
RIP Roger
Damn, of all the Two Tone bands the Beat were my favourite, I wanted to be able to dance like Roger. RIP.
Massive impact on music and society....spoke to my generation and me about politics, race,class and oppression - Rip
Yep. The Beat played one of the best gigs I ever went to, I don’t believe anyone wasn’t dancing
Me too - on a Siff tour in 1979 even the support band (equators?) had a couple of encours, the place was banging
I thought The Beat were the best of the Two Tone bands, RR was an integral part of that.
Let's just hope that Jonathan Ross doesn't read the eulogy though!🤣
Used to see him a lot when I was at uni in Brum around the Moseley area. RIP very sad indeed,