I confess that I'm heartbroken to hear about the death of Roger Charlery, aka Ranking Roger, at 56 after a long fight with cancer. Roger was the co-frontman of the English Beat and General Public, two seminal 1980s bands whose songs "Mirror in the Bathroom," "Save It for Later," "Tenderness" and this one were mainstays of the New Wave/Ska era. (My brother Bill brought home "Special Beat Service" from college and we were hooked!) Way too young. RIP.
Watch Roger's final interview HERE.
