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 ...

The significance of The English Beat is apparent. When the ska revivalists formed in 1978, the group came up with an identifiable sound, while led by vocalist-guitarist Dave Wakeling. The playful and ...

Second wave ska legends The English Beat seem to make it back to Milwaukee with surprising regularity, but it's easy to see why when the dance-floor remains packed and just as bouncy as ever. Second ...

One of the most important ska bands of all time, The English Beat helped revive the genre in the early '80s. Influenced by pop, punk and reggae, the group tackled political themes such as poverty and ...

Born out of the 1980s 2 Tone ska revival, The English Beat featured smart, catchy lyrics bended with a patented mix of rock, ska and reggae. Composed of Dave Wakeling (lead vocals/guitars), Ranking ...

The English Beat at Belly Up. (Photo by Donovan Roche/Special for Times of San Diego) On the first of two sold-out nights at Belly Up, The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling invited the crowd to forget the ...

Saxa, the Jamaican saxophonist for the English Beat, died May 3. He was 87. On May 3, Ranking Roger, the band's vocalist and toaster, took to Facebook to announce Saxa's passing. “I am so very sad and ...

When the British ska movement launched in the late ‘70s, great ska/rocksteady acts such as the Skatalites, Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker were founding influences. Inspired by the rebellious nature ...

The English Beat, who we caught last year with Squeeze at Capitol Theater (photos in the gallery above), are staying really busy for the rest of 2017 with shows all over the United States from now ...

The English Beat, known simply as the Beat in England (a U.S. act's claim to the name caused the band to add "English" to the moniker here in the States), made three excellent, musically distinct and ...

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 ...

“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, ...