March Of The Swivel Heads - Música

There Were Two Bands Named The Beat Both Active At The Same Time In The Late 1970s And Early 1980s. Both Bands Mutually Decided To Use Different Names While Operating Different Parts Of The World 1 The English Two-Tone Ska Band The Beat Known As The English Beat In North America And The British Beat In Australia. 2 The American Power-Pop Band Became Known As Paul Collins' Beat In Europe. 1. The Beat Are A Band Founded In Birmingham England In 1978. Their Music Fuses Ska Pop Soul Reggae And Punk Rock.
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 1930 – 2017 Saxophone Released Three Studio Albums In The Early 1980s I Just Can't Stop It 1980 Wha'ppen? 1981 And Special Beat Service 1982 And A String Of Singles Including "Mirror In The Bathroom" "Too Nice To Talk To" "Can't Get Used To Losing You" "Hands Off She's Mine" And "All Out To Get You". 3 Although The Group’s Main Fan-Base Was In The UK They Were Also Popular In Australia Thanks To Regular Exposure On The Government-Owned Rock Radio Station Triple J And The Nationally-Broadcast TV Pop Show Countdown. They Had A Sizeable Following In The U.S. And A Strong Presence On That Country’s College Radio. After The Break-Up Of The Beat Dave Wakeling Guitar Lead Vocals And Ranking Roger Vocals Went On To Form General Public While Andy Cox Guitar And David Steele Bass Guitar Formed Fine Young Cannibals With Vocalist Roland Gift. Members Of The Band Often Collaborated On Stage With The Specials And Performed Together On Tracks Such As “Free Nelson Mandela”. In The Early 1990s Roger Joined Members Of The Specials To Form The New Band The Special Beat Which Released Two Live Albums. Ranking Roger’s Son Ranking Junior Has Followed In His Father’s Footsteps. In 2005 He Appeared On The Ordinary Boys’ Single “Boys Will Be Boys”. In 2003 The Beat’s Original Line-Up Minus Cox And Steele But With The Addition Of Junior Played A Sold-Out One-Off Gig At The Royal Festival Hall. As Of 2005 The Beat Has Reformed Counting Roger Blockhead And Morton Of The Original Line-Up With Ranking Junior Also On Vocals. The Band Is Said To Have The Blessing Of Cox Steele And Saxa Of Desmond Dekker Fame . The Beat’s Lead Singer Dave Wakeling Also Continues To Tour As The English Beat As He Has Done For The Last Three Decades With An Amazing All-Star Ska Backing Band Playing The Hits Of The English Beat General Public And His New Songs.
Saxa Died On 3 May 2017 Ranking Roger Died On 26 March 2019. 2. The Beat Known In Europe As The Paul Collins Beat Or Paul Collins' Beat Were An American Rock And Power Pop Group From Los Angeles California That Formed In The Late 1970s. The Beat Resurfaced In The 1990s And Continues To Tour And Record New Material As Paul Collins' Beat. Frontman Paul Collins Has Released Several Projects With His Alternative Country Group The Paul Collins Band Who Play Americana Music Inspired By Country Rock And Folk Rock. read less