The Beat (British band)

The Beat
The Beat performing in Truckee, California, 2007
The Beat performing in Truckee, California, 2007
Background information
Also known asThe English Beat, the British Beat
OriginBirmingham, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1978–1983
  • 2003
  • 2006–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Ranking Roger and Everett Morton's reformation of the Beat in London in 2006

The Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat and in Australia as the British Beat[1]) are an English band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978.[2] Their music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock.[3]

The Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa a.k.a. 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 "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save It for Later", "I Confess", "Too Nice to Talk To", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "Hands Off...She's Mine", and "All Out to Get You".[4]

  1. ^ Album I Just Can't Stop It Go-Feet Records L37344, Australia
  2. ^ The English Beat at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Baltimore Sun - The Beat goes on, By Evan Haga, Special to The Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 63–64. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.