Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
David Wakeling (born 19 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and General Public. [1]
Hey Beat fans, You can ring in the New Year with Dave & the band at The Coach House in luvely San Juan Capistrano, CA this year! It’s a Tuesday, but you’ll be shakin’ a leg like it’s Saturday nite …
Being the hard driving ska legend that he is, however, Dave Wakeling was not content to rest on his laurels after the RFH reunion… Beat this! Tongue firmly in cheek, feet on the ground and eyes on the future, Dave takes the stage time and again, touring across the States, Canada, the UK and beyond.
The artist: Dave Wakeling, a Birmingham-born singer-songwriter whose band The Beat—a.k.a. The English Beat in the U.S.—was responsible for some of the biggest UK hits of the early ’80s, as...
As songwriter and vocalist for his band, The English Beat, and later with General Public, Dave Wakeling fused lyrics panning the undercurrents of human interaction with ’80s pop and ska, creating an upbeat sound bordering on the ecstatic.
The 80s legend begins with a discussion about his favorite types of tea before delving into the album’s enduring relevance. Wakeling reflects on the dire warnings embedded in the songs, which resonate as powerfully today as they did 40 years ago.
Influenced by pop, punk and reggae, the group tackled political themes on its classic albums. Hear an interview and in-studio performance with singer Dave Wakeling.
Dave Wakeling is still touring like a man 30 years his younger. He recently recorded a new studio album, Here We Go Love.
Dave Wakeling founded The Beat — known in the U.S. as The English Beat — in the post-punk period of the late 1970s, after the Sex Pistols had kicked opened the doors and unleashed a sense of DIY freedom of expression to a plethora of talented young U.K. bands.
Influenced by pop, punk and reggae, the group tackled political themes on its classic albums. Hear an interview and in-studio performance with singer Dave Wakeling.