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Terry Hall, singer with ska band The Specials, dies aged 63

Terry Hall, lead singer of British ska band The Specials, whose often politically charged hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s included "Gangsters" and "Ghost Town", has died aged 63, his former band members said.

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LadBaby could miss out on Christmas number one as Wham and Mariah Carey close gap

LadBaby is chasing his fifth consecutive Christmas number one with Food Aid - a rework the Band Aid song, raising money for a food bank charity and the Band Aid Trust

Daily Mirror

Shirley Watts, wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, dies aged 84

The couple met in 1961 and were happily married for 57 years until Charlie’s death in 2021

Evening Standard

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The Specials lead singer Terry Hall dies aged 63 after 'short illness', bandmates confirm

The late musician left The Specials in 1981 to form Fun Boy Three with fellow bandmates Neville Staples and Lynval Golding, bagging another string of hits.

Daily Record

John Barrowman 'devastated' after cancelling 2023 tour over 'slow' ticket sales

He said he has experienced the 'hardest few years" of his life

Wales Online

The Specials’ Terry Hall remembered for ‘remarkable music and profound humanity’

The pioneering ska singer’s death was announced by the band on Monday.

The Independent UK

Lady Wray: Piece of Me review – sublime retro-soul

Missy Elliott’s former protege has been criminally neglected, as this slept-on album blending everything from gospel to boom-bap shows

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Wychwood Festival 2023: Who’s performing and how to get tickets

The family-friendly, award-winning Wychwood Festival has announced its top acts for 2023

Evening Standard

Adorable moment Scots schoolgirl belts out songs to Christmas crowds after getting busker's mic

Little Lucia Mckechnie, 8, showed nerves of steel when she performed to onlooking crowds at St Enoch Square in Glasgow.

Daily Record

Neon Countdown sends off 2022 with 30 noted DJs across the globe

Said to be one of Asia's biggest countdown festivals, Neon Countdown will take place for three days from Dec 30 to Jan 1, 2023 at the Wonder World Extreme Park on Ram Intra.

Bangkok Post

Terry Hall obituary

Singer with the Specials whose chart-topping Ghost Town evoked the sense of social collapse gripping Britain at the turn of the 80s

The Guardian - UK

The Special frontman's Terry Hall's difficult life: child abuse, suicide, and addiction

The Specials frontman Terry Hall went through a lot in his 63 years, including booze and drug addiction, child abuse, divorce and a suicide attempt

Daily Mirror

The Specials' Terry Hall remembered as 'talented and unique person' as tributes flood in following death

The ska pioneer has died aged 63

Wales Online

How Sophie Ellis-Bextor met Richard Jones: ‘It’s embarrassing. I told him he had a nice amp!’

Musicians Ellis-Bextor and Jones, both 43, met when he was auditioning to join her band. They married in 2005, have five sons and live in London

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Girlfriend's tribute to 'my absolute world' after security guard dies after Asake gig crush

Gaby Hutchinson was working as a security guard at the O2 Brixton Academy when he was caught in the crush during an Asake gig

The Independent UK

Neville Staple leads tributes to The Specials bandmate Terry Hall

‘This has hit me hard,’ Staple wrote on Twitter.

Los Angeles Times

Terry Hall, frontman for English ska-punk band the Specials, dies at 63

Terry Hall, frontman for the English ska-punk band the Specials, has died. He was 63.

Daily Mirror

The Specials bandmate 'hit hard' by Terry Hall's death after confirming plans for 2023

Neville Staple has shared his sadness at the news his former bandmate Terry Hall has died at the age of 63 following a brief illness

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Wales Online

Christmas number one race heats up as Wham and Mariah Carey close in on LadBaby

LadBaby is bidding for a fifth consecutive Christmas number one but is coming under pressure from festive rivals

The Independent UK

Terry Hall death: Frank Turner and Boy George lead tributes to The Specials late frontman

‘The Specials were one of the most important bands for me as a kid,’ Turner tweeted

Daily Record

Lawless rave-goer who turned violent after Braehead Coloursfest gets jail term

He was branded a 'risk to others' during a sentencing hearing at Paisley Sheriff Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

To play Whitney Houston, British actor focuses on what was going on inside

Naomi Ackie, far from a lookalike of the late pop singer, says ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody” is a study ‘on the essence of Whitney.’

Liverpool Echo

The Specials singer Terry Hall dies age 63 after 'brief illness'

The Specials announced the news of singer Terry Hall's death in an emotional tribute on their official Twitter page tonight

Los Angeles Times

Olivia Rodrigo gives fans early Christmas gift: A new version of a song she wrote at 5

Merry Christmas, Livies!

Manchester Evening News

The Specials' lead singer Terry Hall dies after 'brief illness' aged 63

"His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… the joy, the pain, the humour, the fight for justice, but mostly the love"

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