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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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Neville Staple leads tributes to The Specials bandmate Terry Hall

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

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022