The Beat (2)

2 Tone Ska revival group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England by guitarist/vocalist Paul Collins' Beat) emerging at the time they were forced to use the names The English Beat on their North American releases and The British Beat briefly in Australia.

The band enjoyed immediate chart success and established their own record label Special Beat.

Until recently, two different versions of the band toured fairly frequently: "The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling" (a.k.a. Ranking Junior, and was based in the UK.) The latter group ended with the death of Ranking Roger at 26th March 2019 at the age of 56.