contributing bass and accordion to "I Should Have Known
including Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
as well as the hard road the determinedly independent band set out on 20 years ago
a wildly successful Saturday morning cartoon
and the epic noise jam "Sister Ray
The English Beat "I Just Can’t Stop It" Color:2xLP Magenta contributing bass and accordion toFirst album from The Beat who were formed in Birmingham in 1978, with members Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals, toasting), Andy Cox (guitar), Everett Morton (drums), veteran Jamaican saxophonist Saxa, and David Steele on bass. The band was part of the West Midlands ska revival scene that also produced The Specials and The Selecter, whilst London saw the formation of Madness and The Bodysnatchers. The Beat s first single was an