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What happened after the band The Beat broke up?
Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger went on to form General Public.
What happened with the other members of The Beat?
Drummer Everett Morton and Saxa formed the International Beat along with the Birmingham-based singer, and the band released an album titled The Hitting Line on Blue Beat Records.
Did Andy Cox and David Steele succeed with the group Fine Young Cannibals?
In 1990 Fine Young Cannibals won two Brit Awards: Best British Group, and Best British Album.
Are there any other interesting aspects about The Beat article?
The second Beat album, Wha'ppen? yielded more UK hits, all of which broke into the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.

Question: When did he release this solo?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Ranking Roger release his solo debut?