Terry Hall, lead singer of ska band The Specials, dies aged 63
Terry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63.
"He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity." He was spotted by The Specials' Jerry Dammers, who recruited him as a frontman by deploying a terrible pun. They were a multi-racial group, documenting the turbulent Thatcher years by playing songs directly indebted to Jamaican ska - a pre-reggae style that remained popular in Britain's West Indian communities.
Nonetheless, the band rode an extraordinary wave of popularity, scoring seven consecutive top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981. But Hall - who was only 22 - found it hard to bridge the discrepancy between chart fame and the band's political message. For new fans, he offered some listening advice: "The Specials and Fun Boy Three should be played loud with gay abandon and my solo/personal records need to be listened to with a healthy dose of melancholy & self-pity."
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