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English Beat Q&A: Rupert Murdoch's Sadism and Box-Set 'Cringing Moments'

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Q + A Adrian Boot One of the most successful groups to emerge from the '70s melding of the U.K. punk and ska worlds was the English Beat (known only as the Beat in their home country). Led by vocalist Dave Wakeling and reggae toaster Ranking Roger, the group burst right out of the gate in 1979 with a joyous cover of Smokey Robinson 's "Tears of [...]
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