Terry Hall

They shared that he passed away after a "brief illness" and that he would be "deeply missed" by all who knew him. A statement released on the band's ...

The Twitter account for UB40 also paid tribute to Hall, writing: "We are very sad to hear of the passing of Terry Hall the lead singer of @thespecials. Comedian Tim Vine posted: "I haven’t written a lot of fan mail in my life but I once wrote to Terry Hall. Singer Matt Goss wrote: "I’m in shock that one of my favourite singer-songwriters, Terry Hall has passed away. Meanwhile, singer Boy George tweeted: "Very sad to hear about Terry Hall! [Horace Panter](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/22564450.specials-horace-panter-play-intimate-east-lancs-date/) set up the band, with Hall, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers and John Bradbury joining a year later. That honesty is heard in so many of his songs in joy and sorrow. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced. “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. “He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity. We knew Terry had been unwell but didn't realise how serious until recently. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… We had only just confirmed some 2023 joint music agreements together.

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of ...

Hall's bandmates said he was "a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. Most of the original Specials reunited in 2008, staged a 30th-anniversary tour in 2009 and in 2019 released an album of new material, "Encore," which became the band's first U.K. Terry often left the stage at the end of The Specials' life-affirming shows with three words... Hall joined the band that would become The Specials in the English Midlands city of Coventry in the late 1970s, a time of racial tension, economic gloom and urban unrest. music charts in the summer of 1981 as Britain's cities were erupting in riots. The band announced late Monday that Hall had died after a brief illness.

It has been announced that Terry Hall, frontman for the 1980s ska band The Specials, has passed away aged 63.

The band also requested that fans “respect the family’s privacy at this very sad time”. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity.” “His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life…

The British band paid tribute to "our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever ...

The pioneering ska singer “encapsulated the very essence of life” with his music, the band said as they announced the news on Monday. Hall rose to fame as part ...

I grew up aligned to a party, the Labour Party, quite strongly. “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. Terry often left the stage at the end of The Specials’ life-affirming shows with three words… “He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… Until Tony Blair made Noel Gallagher prime minister I knew exactly where I stood.”

Specials singer Terry Hall has died at the age of 63. The Specials confirmed the news earlier today, tweeting: “It is with great sadness that we announce ...

Hall also co-wrote a number of songs with Ian Broudie for [Lightning Seeds’](/tag/the-lightning-seeds) albums, including ‘Lucky You’ from 1994’s Jollification. This was followed up last year with Protest Songs 1924–2012. [Terry Hall](/tag/terry-hall) has died at the age of 63.

The Specials' first two albums were landmarks of the interracial "2-tone" scene that swept England and beyond in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

"Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life ... "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced.

LONDON — Terry Hall, the British musician and lead singer in the late 1970s' ska-punk band the Specials, has died at the age of 63, the group announced ...

[“Well Fancy That!,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=IxLmxZixVXk&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&feature=emb_logo) recorded in 1983 by Fun Boy Three. It was heartbreaking, the last thing we wanted to see.” “We were playing with Madness in a university town somewhere, we walked offstage and there were casualties all over the dressing room. The trauma left him in a state of depression and addicted to Valium, which he had been prescribed. He held odd jobs, including apprentice hairdresser, before deciding to pursue music after seeing the Sex Pistols in concert. “It got really extreme,” Mr. “Our country’s in a mess, do you like my gold record? Hall performed with bands Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield and Vegas. It was a haunting soundtrack to the summer of riotous unrest that gripped the country’s inner cities one month after its release. “We were expected to get a gold disc for that record, but I found that pretty horrible. It felt like the perfect moment to stop.” Why do we need that reward?” Mr.

"The Specials" lead singer Terry Hill has died at the age of 63 after a brief illness, and the band have announced the same on their Twitter handle tonight.

Lynval Golding, and [Jerry Dammers](/topic/jerry-dammers)founded this band along with [Horace Panter](/topic/horace-panter). [Terry Hall](/topic/terry-hall)who died after a brief illness at the age of 63 years. He was the funniest, kindest and most genuine of all souls and one of the most brilliant lyricists, songwriters and singers. [Coventry](/topic/coventry)in 1977. Originally, the band was called The Automatics, and then its name changed to The [Coventry Automatics](/topic/coventry-automatics), The Special AKA and finally, The Specials. [Terry](/topic/terry)Hall, who died after suffering for a short time at 63, ‘The Specials’ said that they are announcing his demise with great sadness.

The band announced late Monday that Hall had died after a brief illness. It called him “our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, ...

Hall’s bandmates said he was “a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. Most of the original Specials reunited in 2008, staged a 30th-anniversary tour in 2009 and in 2019 released an album of new material, “Encore,” which became the band’s first U.K. “He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity. Terry often left the stage at the end of The Specials’ life-affirming shows with three words… Hall joined the band that would become The Specials in the English Midlands city of Coventry in the late 1970s, a time of racial tension, economic gloom and urban unrest. music charts in the summer of 1981 as Britain’s cities were erupting in riots.

Terry Hall, singer of the ska revival band the Specials, has died at 63, his band announced. The Specials found hits in the U.K. by bringing back ska in the ...

In 2008, he reunited the Specials with a lineup including Golding and Panter. While Hall went on to form other bands, including the Colourfield in the mid-1980s and Vegas with Eurythmics musician Dave Stewart, he also had a solo career. The band released another album, More Specials, in 1980, and had a U.K. That album featured covers of Jamaican artists like Toots and the Maytals and Dandy Livingstone, along with political messages about racism and violence, and it became a key album in the ska revival in the U.K. The band soon opened for the Clash on tour after Joe Strummer went to one of their gigs and released their self-titled debut album, produced by Elvis Costello, in 1979. After dropping out of school at 14, Hall eventually joined a band called the Coventry Automatics in his late teens.

The band's albums were landmarks of the interracial '2-tone' scene that swept England and beyond in the late '70s and early '80s.

“Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… Terry Hall, frontman for the English ska-punk band the Specials, has died.

The singer's musical free spirit scored him hits with everyone from the Specials and Fun Boy Three to collaborations with the Go-Go's and Bananarama.

[the Face](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jul/11/how-we-made-the-face-nick-logan-neville-brody-magazines) and suggested they do a song together. [the Specials](https://www.theguardian.com/music/the-specials) and the 2 Tone label to the nation. It’s a lovely tune and devotional message to someone who has walked away: “If you ever think of me / I’ll be thinking of you … too much fighting on the dancefloor”), unemployment had rocketed (“Government leaving the youth on the shelf”) and decay was everywhere (“All the clubs have been closed down / This town is ’coming like a ghost town”). Hall and guitarist and vocalist Jane Wiedlin’s brief romance on that tour resulted in this supreme example of catchy 80s pop, which subsequently became a hit for both their bands. Their first single – and first hit – finds Hall using his most eerily becalmed, conversational delivery to warn that political leaders will lead us into Armageddon.

With ska-punk group The Specials, he laid the foundations for the multicultural sound of today's UK charts.

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