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Roger Charlery, aka Ranking Roger, is a key member of the 80s ska group, The English Beat and Poppier Group General Public, who died Tuesday at the age of 56.
The Beat, as The English Beat calls it in Britain, announced Charlery's death on his Facebook page:
"He's beaten and beaten and beaten, Roger was a fighter."
Unfortunately, Roger died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, a few hours ago.
Roger's family would like to thank everyone for their continued support in these difficult times. More to follow in the next days. RIP ROGER! ❤️
Charlery announced in September that he had a stroke that forced him to cancel tours in the United States and the United Kingdom with his group.
While he was in the hospital, the doctors discovered that Charlery had two brain tumors and one lung cancer, but he still planned to return to the scene, according to SlicingUpEyeBalls.com.
Born in Birmingham, England, in 1963, Charlery became a musician when he joined The Beat. He sang and hit the band's three albums before leaving the band with his countryman Dave Wakeling to create General Public, which featured in the American Top 40 in 1984 with "Tenderness".
General Public released three albums between 1984 and 1995 before Charlery split with Wakeling and they each created their own version of The Beat, which was playing regularly.
Charlery has also collaborated with other artists, including Sting and The Beat Special, a group of members of The Beat and The Specials.
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