I Just Can't Stop It

Ranking Roger, Daniel Rachel

ISBN 10: 1913172430 / ISBN 13: 9781913172435

Published by Omnibus Press, GB, 2021

About this Item

I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone movement. As well as his illustrious career with The Beat and its subsequent iterations, this absorbing book explores Roger's upbringing as a child of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Just Can't Stop It
• Publisher: Omnibus Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913172430
• ISBN 13: 9781913172435
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 19.8W x 3H x 13D centimeters 19.8 centimeters width by 3 centimeters height by 13 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone movement. As well as his illustrious career with The Beat and its subsequent iterations, this absorbing book explores Roger's upbringing as a child of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.

About the Author

Ranking Roger (1963 - 2019) was a British musician and vocalist of The Beat and General Public. Daniel Rachel wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead singer in Rachel's Basement. He is the author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters, a Guardian Book of the Year, and Walls Come Tumbling Down, winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize in 2017.