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The Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat and in Australia as the British Beat [1]) are an English band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978. [2] Their music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock. [3]
Everett Morton (5 April 1950 – October 2021) was a Saint Kittitian-born British drummer and percussionist from Birmingham, England, most notable as the drummer for the early 1980s ska band The Beat.
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 (saxophone),...
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 ...
Jul 11, 2018 · The Beat were the hottest unsigned band in Britain. Arista won the ensuing bidding war by granting them their own boutique label, Go-Feet. Apart from a couple of releases by The Congos and Mood Elevators, Go-Feet never lived up to their dream of “our own 2 Tone”, but it did grant them a degree of artistic independence.
Members of the UK ska band The Beat, known as The English Beat in the United States.
The Beat are an English band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978. Their music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock.