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| - Fine_Young_Cannibals
- General_Public
- Pato_Banton
- Ranking_Roger
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| Subject
| - Musical groups from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Music in Birmingham, West Midlands
- English New Wave musical groups
- 2 Tone Records artists
- British reggae musical groups
- British ska musical groups
- Second-wave ska groups
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| abstract
| - 2 Tone Ska revival group (with also some punk, new wave, soul, pop and reggae influences) formed in 1978 in Birmingham, UK in the wake of punk by guitarist/vocalist Dave Wakeling with [a22392] (bass) and Andy Cox (guitar) along with rapper/toaster Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), drummer Everett Morton and veteran Jamaican saxophonist Saxa ([url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/1511592-Lionel-Martin-2]Lionel Martin[/url]). As there was an eponymous US group emerging at the time they were forced to use the names The English Beat on their American releases and The British Beat briefly in Australia. The band enjoyed immediate chart success and established their own record label [l27705]. After the split in 1983, Steele and Cox went on to form Fine Young Cannibals and later 2 Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet while Wakeling, Ranking Roger and Saxa formed General Public. Saxa and Everett Morton also formed International Beat, with some guest appearances by Ranking Roger who also joined members of The Specials in Special Beat.Nowadays, two different versions of the band tour frequently: %22The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling%22 (based in California) and %22The Beat with Ranking Roger%22 (that features Roger's son [a750519]).
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| dbo:abstract
| - The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat and in Australia as The British Beat) are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in Birmingham, England, in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.The Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa aka Lionel Augustus Martin (saxophone), released three studio albums in the early 1980s: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), and a string of singles, including %22Mirror in the Bathroom%22, %22Too Nice to Talk To%22, %22Can't Get Used to Losing You%22, %22Hands Off, She's Mine%22 and %22All Out to Get You%22.
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| - Beat
- English Beat
- The British Beat
- The English Beat
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| - UK ska band aka The English Beat
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