Ranking Roger (1963-2019)
Ranking Roger (1963-2019) Roger Charlery, known professionally as Ranking Roger, was a British musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later General Public. Later, he headed up a reformed Beat lineup. The "Ranking" moniker is short for "top-ranking" or "high-ranking", and is a boast typical of many MCs. Achievements: Discography: Radical Departure (1988) Inside My Head (2001) The Beat (6) Feat. Ranking Roger - Bounce (2016) The Beat (6) Feat. Ranking Roger - Public Confidential (2019) In the early 1990s, Roger joined members of the Specials to form the new band Special Beat which released two live albums. In 1996, he sang back-up and toasting on the new version of "The Bed's Too Big Without You" on Sting's "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" CD-Maxi single. The rock band Smash Mouth featured Roger on ...