Ranking Roger has left us, aged 56 ...https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8504298/the-english-beats-ranking-roger-dies-at-56
http://www.archipod.com/blog/2013/07/studio-pod-for-ranking-roger/
“I call it The Pod and the way the light floods in it’s a really relaxing, spacious place to work,” says Roger.
“It was handmade by a craftsman from Yorkshire.”
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/beat-that-ranking-roger-set-11831817
Just heard. Man, very difficult to believe he's gone. A long-time fan of the English Beat.
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