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  • Rankin Full Stop
  • 40mpg
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    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.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/TheBeat?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

    jamj1974
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    Massive shame.

    gordimhor
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    He was one of the good guys.

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    easily
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    “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.

    kayak23
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    Shame. Had been listening to their newer stuff of late.

    DezB
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    Stand Down Margaret spoke to us in the 80s, shoulda done a “Teresa” version
    RIP Roger

    https://youtu.be/-K6YWX4OL0o

    Pigface
    Free Member

    Damn, of all the Two Tone bands the Beat were my favourite, I wanted to be able to dance like Roger. RIP.

    vondally
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    Massive impact on music and society….spoke to my generation and me about politics, race,class and oppression – Rip

    Dickyboy
    Full Member

    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

    spursn17
    Free Member

    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!🤣

    RoterStern
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    Used to see him a lot when I was at uni in Brum around the Moseley area. RIP very sad indeed,

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