Artist
Ranking Roger
70 releases · 68 collaborators · 17 labels
- Real name
- Roger Charlery
- Date active
- 1982 – 2025
- Relevance
- Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster, here because linked to reggae, the sound dub itself came out of
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Bio
English vocalist, songwriter and musician (drums).
Born: 21st February 1963, Birmingham, England
Died: 26th March 2019
Father of Ranking Junior
Frontman of The Beat (2) (1978-1983) and after their spilt he formed together with Dave Wakeling General Public (1984-1987, 1994-1997) as singer and toaster. 1988 he released a solo album. At the beginning of the 1990s he formed the band Special Beat together with ex-members of The Beat (2) and The Specials and joined Big Audio Dynamite for their final studio album [r=4757692] in 1997.
2013 he formed a new The Beat (6) and released until his sudden death 2019 with them two studio albums.
Born: 21st February 1963, Birmingham, England
Died: 26th March 2019
Father of Ranking Junior
Frontman of The Beat (2) (1978-1983) and after their spilt he formed together with Dave Wakeling General Public (1984-1987, 1994-1997) as singer and toaster. 1988 he released a solo album. At the beginning of the 1990s he formed the band Special Beat together with ex-members of The Beat (2) and The Specials and joined Big Audio Dynamite for their final studio album [r=4757692] in 1997.
2013 he formed a new The Beat (6) and released until his sudden death 2019 with them two studio albums.
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Ranking Roger (Artist)
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- Releases: 11 Relevance: medium Active: 1982 – 2012
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2024
- Releases: 24 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1989
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1991
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1996
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1999
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2024 – 2025
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2012 – 2014
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1991
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2011
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1992
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2001
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2012
- Releases: 7 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2018 – 2019
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2010