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Ranking Roger

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    March 22, 2011

    Dave Wakeling of The English Beat on having a social conscience and Elvis Costello

    Jackie Butler​Inspired by the first wave of punk in the U.K., the Beat combined the social critique of punk with the broader emotional and sonic palette of reggae. Formed in 1978, the English Beat (so named when the band made its way across the Atlantic) released three classic albums before Da ... More >>

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    July 20, 2006

    The English Beat

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    January 19, 2006

    The Beat Goes On

    Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger have different ideas of who the English Beat really is these days.

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    December 14, 2000

    Count Your Blessings

    Britain's William Topley finds a second home in Colorado.

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    September 26, 1996

    Positive Vibrations

    Britain's William Topley finds a second home in Colorado.

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