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Ranking Roger: The Beat singer dies aged 56
Image caption Ranking Roger was known for the Jamaican vocal technique of "toasting"
Musicians have paid tribute to singer Roger Charlery, known as Ranking Roger, who has died aged 56.
The Birmingham-born star, best known as a vocalist with The Beat, died at home on Tuesday, surrounded by family, a statement on the band's website said.
Charlery had suffered a stroke last summer and was reported to have been diagnosed with two brain tumours and lung cancer in recent months.
Tweeting condolences, songwriter Billy Bragg said: "Rest easy, Rude Boy."
Pauline Black, who fronted two-tone revival band the Selector, posted a short excerpt from Hamlet, which read: "Goodnight sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Meanwhile, Matt Hoy, a touring vocalist with reggae group UB40, wrote on Instagram: "Rest in Peace Ranking Roger, such sad news!! Lovely guy... Way [too] young!! Condolences to his family."
Image caption Ranking Roger, pictured performing in 2017, had just completed his biography charting the early years of The Beat
As part of The Beat, Charlery spearheaded the two-tone movement with a distinctive vocal style influenced by the Jamaican rap technique of "toasting".
The group enjoyed several top 10 hits, most famously Mirror in the Bathroom.
After the band broke up in 1983, Charlery went on to form super-group General Public, with members of Dexy's Midnight Runners and The Specials.
The statement on The Beat's website said of the singer's ill-health: "He fought & fought & fought, Roger was a fighter."
It added: "Roger's family would like to thank everyone for their constant support during this tough time."
The website had recently announced that Charlery had completed his biography, which was expected to be published by early summer.
Charlery had released an album, Public Confidential, with the band as recently as January
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Ranking Roger was known for the Jamaican vocal technique of "toasting"
Musicians have paid tribute to singer Roger Charlery, known as Ranking Roger, who has died aged 56.
The Birmingham-born star, best known as a vocalist with The Beat, died at home on Tuesday, surrounded by family, a statement on the band's website said.
Charlery had suffered a stroke last summer and was reported to have been diagnosed with two brain tumours and lung cancer in recent months.
Tweeting condolences, songwriter Billy Bragg said: "Rest easy, Rude Boy."
Pauline Black, who fronted two-tone revival band the Selector, posted a short excerpt from Hamlet, which read: "Goodnight sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Meanwhile, Matt Hoy, a touring vocalist with reggae group UB40, wrote on Instagram: "Rest in Peace Ranking Roger, such sad news!! Lovely guy... Way [too] young!! Condolences to his family."
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Ranking Roger, pictured performing in 2017, had just completed his biography charting the early years of The Beat
As part of The Beat, Charlery spearheaded the two-tone movement with a distinctive vocal style influenced by the Jamaican rap technique of "toasting".
The group enjoyed several top 10 hits, most famously Mirror in the Bathroom.
After the band broke up in 1983, Charlery went on to form super-group General Public, with members of Dexy's Midnight Runners and The Specials.
The statement on The Beat's website said of the singer's ill-health: "He fought & fought & fought, Roger was a fighter."
It added: "Roger's family would like to thank everyone for their constant support during this tough time."
The website had recently announced that Charlery had completed his biography, which was expected to be published by early summer.
Charlery had released an album, Public Confidential, with the band as recently as January
Absolutely gutted....seen The Beat play many times.
Saw him last year about a week before he suffered a stroke, he was on top form. RIP Roger 
Saw The Beat a few times too and Tears of a Clown and Mirror in the Bathroom are songs that will always get played by me - part of my life and timeline to my life. RIP Roger
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RIP Con......was the head of security for The Prodigy who I met through a good mate......a real legend who was both charming and friendly, got me on the guest list and back stage at one of the gigs that will live in my memory forever.
RIP big man.....never forgotten
RIP big man.....never forgotten
Tommy Smith legendary Liverpool defender of the Shankly era has passed away aged 74, another who sadly suffered dementia...
Never saw this bloke, but reading this makes me wish I had...…..
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertain...ge/ar-BBVSg1W?MSCC=1555093963&ocid=spartandhp
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertain...ge/ar-BBVSg1W?MSCC=1555093963&ocid=spartandhp
Now he was a hard man on the pitch....took no prisoners...part of a very good side. Seem to recall him scoring a rare goal in their European cup win over brousia munchengladbach.....
Dementia is a right bastard disease and 74 is no age these days...
Never even heard of him. Sounds a bit like Jerry Sadowitz, who I respect but don’t actually find funny after a few minutes. I’ll see if any YouTube footage is around.
In the days when every team seemed to have a hard man. Liverpool had Tommy Smith, but he actually could play. Rest in Peace Tommy
RIP Lyra Mckee.
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Terrible events in Sri Lanka shouldn’t go unmentioned: 207 killed and 450 injured.
We share the surface of this sphere with some right ****s.
We share the surface of this sphere with some right ****s.
RIP Geoffrey Servante, the last known surviving British volunteer of the International Brigades, who has died at the age of 99.
Men and women such as Geoffrey are the true meaning of Anti-Fascist and were willing to put their lives at risk to make the world a better place
No Pasaran !
Men and women such as Geoffrey are the true meaning of Anti-Fascist and were willing to put their lives at risk to make the world a better place
No Pasaran !
RIP Billy McNeil, first player from a British team to lift the European Cup as Captain of Celtic in 1967. Back when Scottish football really was decent. Also managed City and Villa as well as Celtic.
Poor bloke had dementia from 2010.
Poor bloke had dementia from 2010.
and wasn't that team not only all Scots, but all Glaswegians too
Yes, all were born within 10 miles of the ground except Bobby Lennox, who was from the coast, about 30 miles away - you'll never see that again
I didn’t know that, it’s a staggering fact. I’m transferring this concept to the Ambition thread.
Lisbon Lions
We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.
Jock Stein on Celtic's triumph in Lisbon [1][2]
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The east stand at Celtic Park is named in honour of the team
The Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional near Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967,[3] defeating Inter Milan 2–1. All but one member of the 15 man squad were born within 10 miles of Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland (Bobby Lennox was born 30 miles away in Saltcoats).[1] Celtic's style was the antithesis of the cynical, but highly effective, defensive style of Inter. Jimmy Johnstonedescribed the team's style as "like the Dutchspeeded-up."[4]
Alessandro Mazzola opened the scoring for Inter with a 7th-minute penalty after Jim Craighad brought down Renato Cappellini. The Italians then retreated into their famous 11-man defence. Inter did not win a single corner and forced Celtic goalkeeper Ronnie Simpsonto make only two saves. Celtic had two shots off the crossbar, and 39 other attempts on goal, 13 of which were saved by Italian goalkeeper Giuliano Sarti, seven were blocked or deflected, and 19 were off-target. Craig made amends for his penalty mistake on 63 minutes, when he laid off the ball for Tommy Gemmell to fire home for the Celtic equaliser. With 83 minutes on the clock, Gemmell was allowed space, and he played the ball to Bobby Murdoch, whose long-range shot was deflected by Steve Chalmers past Sarti into the net.
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A display of some of Celtic's trophies, including a replica of the European Cupfeaturing prominently
Celtic were the first British club to win the European Cup, and still the only Scottish club to have reached the final. Celtic are one of only three clubs to have won five trophies in a single season. They reached the final again in 1970 but were beaten 2–1 by Feyenoord after extra time in the San Siro Stadium in Milan.