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3 unusual facts about Dave Wakeling


Dave Wakeling

Wakeling released a solo album, No Warning, on I.R.S. Records in 1991 and has lived in California for a number of years.

Dave Wakeling and his California-based version of the English Beat band recorded two new songs that feature prominently in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "Dance of the Undead" which aired 26 March 2013.

Horace Panter

Following the break-up of The Specials in 1981, Panter went on to play with General Public with Dave Wakeling and Rankin Roger from the original Beat, and then with the reformed Specials in the 1990s.


Tony Beet

They performed live around the world, including tours in the U.S. and Europe, alongside Bad Manners, The Selecter, The Toasters, and original English Beat members Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, among others.


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