Born in the Rock 2/21/1961: The late, great Ranking Roger, MC, toast maker and vocalist with The English Beat, aka The Beat, and General Public, born Roger Charlery. #EnglishBeat #RankingRoger #RockHonorRoll #SkaHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Suggs, aka Graham McPherson, actor, DJ, and singer best known as longtime frontman for second wave ska favs Madness. Born 1/13/1961. #Suggs #Madness #SkaHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Pauline Black, 2 Tone Ska band Selecter founding singer, author, actor, radio presenter and more. Aka Belinda Magnus OBE DL, born 10/23/1953. #PaulineBlack #2Tone #Selecter #RockHonorRoll #SkaHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to Lynval Golding, founding guitarist and vocalist with 2 Tone ska greats, The Specials, and later Fun Boy Three. Born 7/24/1951. #TheSpecials #LynvalGolding #SkaHonorRoll

In The Rock 4/25/1980: The Beat release the single “Mirror In The Bathroom”, in the UK, the third single from their phenomenal LP ‘I Just Can’t Stop It’. It goes to number 4. #EnglishBeat #RockHonorRoll #SkaHonorRoll

Born in the Rock 2/21/1961: The late, great Ranking Roger, MC, toast maker and vocalist with The English Beat, aka The Beat, and General Public, born Roger Charlery. #EnglishBeat #RankingRoger #RockHonorRoll #SkaHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Suggs, aka Graham McPherson, actor, DJ, and singer best known as longtime frontman for second wave ska favs Madness. Born 1/13/1961. #Suggs #Madness #SkaHonorRoll