Almost 27 years ago, the English Beat took to the stage for the first time at a little club in Birmingham, England. Since then, lead singer and guitarist Dave Wakeling has been playing with various ...

VAIL, Colorado ” There are few bands playing today that can fuse the past and present into one moment in time. Dave Wakeling of The English Beat is proud to be in one of those bands. The annual Street ...

On the first of two sold-out nights at Belly Up, The English Beat ’s Dave Wakeling invited the crowd to forget the worries of ...

“If Killing Worked, It Would Have Worked By Now”: It sounds like the dogma of a war-weary statesman or the mantra of a protest, but that statement comes courtesy of a new song by Dave Wakeling, ...

Pioneering a British revival of Jamaican sounds mixed with elements of pop and punk, along with contemporaries such as The Specials, The Selector and Madness, The Beat (known as The English Beat in ...

Dave Wakeling says ska music is more than just a genre. Wakeling, front man for The Beat (known in the U.S. as The English Beat), says it is a way to address pertinent social issues while still having ...

Ranking Roger, the British new wave/ska/reggae musician and vocalist known for his seminal work with ‘80s two-tone band the English Beat and later General Public, has passed away at age 56. Although ...

Formed in Birmingham, England, the English Beat have been fusing pop, ska, punk, reggae, rock and soul since 1978. Its upbeat songs deal with peace, love, harmony and, of course, as any good English ...

When the English Beat emerged in the late ’70s, the UK group fused punk rock brashness with old-school Jamaican ska beats. The results were striking and the band delivered hits “Mirror in the Bathroom ...

My introduction to Dave Wakeling was a little unusual. Sure, I'd heard The English Beat as a kid growing up, (shout out to my Dad who had ALL of their vinyl), but the first time I saw the ska crooner ...

Roger Charlery, best known as Ranking Roger, singer of the widely influential U.K. group The Beat — known as The English Beat in the U.S. — died Tuesday afternoon, at 56. The singer was diagnosed with ...

Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter to the English Beat Marc Wasserman 284 Pages ISBN: # 979-8990026421 DiWulf Publishing2024 Fans of the English Beat, devoted or casual, may be somewhat disappointed ...