Terry Hall, frontman for (*63*) English ska-punk band (*63*) Specials, has died. He was 63.
Hall’s demise was introduced on (*63*) band’s Facebook web page.
“It is with nice disappointment that we announce (*63*) passing, following a short sickness, of Terry, our stunning pal, brother and certainly one of (*63*) most sensible singers, songwriters and lyricists this nation has ever produced.
“Terry was an exquisite husband and father and certainly one of (*63*) kindest, funniest, and most real of souls. His music and his performances encapsulated (*63*) very essence of life … (*63*) pleasure, (*63*) ache, (*63*) humour, (*63*) struggle for justice, however largely (*63*) love.
“He shall be deeply missed by all who knew and liked him and leaves behind (*63*) present of his exceptional music and profound humanity.”
The Specials’ first two albums have been landmarks of (*63*) interracial “2-tone” scene that swept England and past in (*63*) late Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties, alongside friends equivalent to (*63*) English Beat, Madness and (*63*) Selecter.
After (*63*) Specials launched their haunting Ghost Town single in 1981, which unsparingly chronicled civil and financial unrest in England, Hall and two of his bandmates shaped (*63*) extra pop-leaning Fun Boy Three, who scored a minor Stateside hit with Really Saying Something, a collaboration with (*63*) lady group Bananarama.
Hall additionally co-wrote (*63*) Go-Go’s basic pop hit Our Lips Are Sealed throughout a short romantic relationship with (*63*) band’s bassist, Jane Wiedlin. – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
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