Ranking Roger | |
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 Roger performing at the Godiva Festival in Coventry, 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roger Charlery |
| Born | 22 February 1963 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 26 March 2019 (aged 56) Birmingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1978–2019 |
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Roger Charlery (22 February 1963 – 26 March 2019), known professionally as Ranking Roger,[1][2][3][4] was an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s ska band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later new wave band General Public. He subsequently was the frontman for a reformed Beat lineup.
The "Ranking" moniker is short for "top-ranking" or "high-ranking", and was a titular boast common amongst reggae music MCs.[5]
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, 6th Edition, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 72
- ^ Huey, Steve "Ranking Roger Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 17 February 2010
- ^ Jon Pareles, Patricia Romanowski, Holly George-Warren (1997) The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, Pocket Books, ISBN 978-0-684-81044-7
- ^ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 246
- ^ "Dave Wakeling of The English Beat : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts.com.