RIP Ranking Roger

Just seen that Ranking Rodger from The Beat died yesterday aged 56

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47714991

(27-03-2019 06:53 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Just seen that Ranking Rodger from The Beat died yesterday aged 56

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47714991

As a fan of the ska/2Tone movement in the late 70s, gutted to hear about this. I knew he wasn’t well but I didn’t know it was as bad as it turned out to be

RIP Ranking Roger.

(27-03-2019 06:53 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Just seen that Ranking Rodger from The Beat died yesterday aged 56

Hi

56 No age to go, he had been in bad health but this is a surprise

RIP Roger

ON one of my tapes of mixed tunes I borrowed a copy of Ranking Roger singing Full Stop, which is very good although I will be the first to admit that at times I had no idea what he was saying in that Jamaican patois style. Only 56, not old at all.

It's a shame he never got to appear on the Jonathan Ross show.

Mirror in the bathroom has to be one of the greatest hits of the 80's

RIP Ranking Roger

Pretty good summary of his career in the Grauniad obituary :

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/m...r-charlery