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David Wakeling (born 19 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and General Public. [1]
6 feb 2024 · Latest News. The Beat + Stray Cats! Aug. 1 & 2 in OC 06/04/24. Hey Beat fans, We’re pleased to announce a couple of dates we’re really excited about and we think you will be too! JUST ANNOUNCED ️ The English Beat will be joining Stray Cats on August 1st & 2nd at the Pacific Amphitheatre in … Continue reading →.
22 mag 2024 · The 80s legend begins with a discussion about his favorite types of tea before delving into the album’s enduring relevance. Wakeling reflects on the dire warnings embedded in the songs, which resonate as powerfully today as they did 40 years ago.
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The Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa a.k.a. Lionel Augustus Martin (saxophone), released three studio albums in the early 1980s: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen?
24 lug 2012 · The artist: Dave Wakeling, a Birmingham-born singer-songwriter whose band The Beat—a.k.a. The English Beat in the U.S.—was responsible for some of the biggest UK hits of the early ’80s,...
The six member band consisted of singer/songwriter Dave Wakeling (vocals & guitar), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), Saxa (saxophone) and Ranking Roger (toasting). The band managed to fuse all of their respective musical influences – soul, reggae, pop and punk – into a unique sound that was highly danceable.
11 feb 2024 · It’s one of the best-selling tracks in their arsenal that songwriter and frontman Dave Wakeling thinks might have been slyly half-inched by Pearl Jam and turned into Better Man, with Wakeling reckoning the Vitalogy track bears more than a passing resemblance to The Beat’s Save It For Later.
