"1961Z"^^ . . "Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery, 21 February 1961) is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat (known in the U.S. as The English Beat) and General Public. He leads a re-formed Beat line-up with drummer Everett Morton.The \"Ranking\" moniker is short for \"Top Ranking\" or \"High Ranking,\" and is a boast typical of many MC's.Roger was born in Birmingham, England, the son of Jean Baptiste Charlery."@en . . . . . . . . . "Roger Charlery"@en . . . . . "Charlery, Roger"@en . "Ranking Roger"@en . "1978Z"^^ . . "solo_singer" . . "Musician" . "1961-02-21Z"^^ . "Ranking Roger"@en .