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Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 7:59am
by Mimi
Heston wrote: ↑26 Mar 2019, 8:17pm
Always thought his cover of RTC with Pato Banton was top notch...
That's great.
I like it better than the original.
RIP!
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 10:18am
by matedog
Heston wrote: ↑26 Mar 2019, 8:17pm
Always thought his cover of RTC with Pato Banton was top notch...
Hadn't heard that before. That was pretty cool.
RIP
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 10:21am
by WestwayKid
Very, very sad... :(
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 1:40pm
by JennyB
Absolutely gutted by this. Back in the MySpace days, we started chatting for some reason and he was really kind.
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 3:21pm
by 101Walterton
revbob wrote: ↑27 Mar 2019, 7:26am
rudebhoy wrote: ↑27 Mar 2019, 4:42am
Only 56, ffs.
Saw him at The Cluny 2 years ago, great gig. Also heard him on Liz Kershaw's 6 Radio show a couple of months ago and he was on good form.
Yeah, that surprised me. Didn't realize he was that young.
Funny how 50 can seem old when you're in your 20s.
He was literally a kid when The Beat released their first single with 2 Tone.
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 3:37pm
by Inder
Sad news.
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 5:15pm
by Chuck Mangione
Bummer.
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 11:02pm
by daredevil
Sad, sad news. Like other members here, I was shocked when I found out.
Re: Ranking Roger
Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 1:53am
by 101Walterton
I read today that when The Beat first played in Europe one of the Blockheads had to be Ranking Roger’s legal guardian as he was still only 16!!!