What is Ranking Roger?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Ranking Roger | background = solo_singer | image = Ranking Roger - Godiva Festival 2015.JPG | caption = Ranking Roger at Godiva Festival (Coventry), 2015 | image_size = 220px | birth_name = Roger Charlery | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1963|2|21}} |birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|3|26|1963|2|21}} | death_place=Birmingham, England | genre = [[Two-tone (music genre)|2-tone]], [[ska]], [[new wave music|new wave]], [[punk rock]], [[electronic music|electronic]] | label = [[I.R.S. Records|IRS]], Paras | instruments = [[Vocals]], [[deejay (Jamaican)|toasting]] | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1978–2019 | associated_acts = [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]], [[General Public]], [[Big Audio Dynamite]], Dum Dum Boys }} '''Ranking Roger''' (born '''Roger Charlery'''; 21 February 1963 – 26 March 2019) was a [[British people|British]] [[musician]]. He was a [[singer]] in the 1980s [[ska]] [[band]] [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]], and later [[General Public]] with fellow Beat singer [[Dave Wakeling]]. He later led a rebuilt Beat line-up. The Beat, is known in [[North America]] as The English Beat, and [[Australia]] as The British Beat. He was also a member of [[Big Audio Dynamite]] in the 1990s. Roger was born in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands]], England. Both of his parents were from [[Saint Lucia]]. In January 2019, it was revealed that he had [[brain cancer|brain]] and [[lung cancer]]. He died on 26 March 2019 from the diseases in Birmingham, at the age of 56.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/26/the-beat-singer-ranking-roger-dies-aged-56|title=The Beat singer Ranking Roger dies aged 56|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=27 March 2019|author=Otte, Jedidajah}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://thebeatofficial.com/ The Beat official website] * {{Twitt