TERRY HALL: A Soulful Rebel (Biographies of Musicians)

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On 16 December, “he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time”, said Panter. Hall’s wife, director Lindy Heymann, advised Panter against visiting and invited him to say his goodbyes over the phone. “So, I did. It was tough.” Hall followed up his debut studio album with Laugh in 1997. It remains his most successful solo album, reaching No.50 on the UK Albums Chart. [11] The album contains the top 50 UK single, "Ballad of a Landlord". [1] Both albums featured long-time collaborator Craig Gannon. [12] Hall and Mushtaq Then came the Specials. The band released their self-titled debut album in October 1979 and received mass acclaim for blending a punk sensibility – and sharp lyrics about the degradation of modern Britain – with the traditional Jamaican ska sound, even explicitly updating hits by the likes of Toots and the Maytals, Prince Buster and Dandy Livingstone.

Terry: I think politicians love the division. It’s a great thing for them. They thrive on it. I don’t think they want everyone to be together. Brexit has conjured up so much stuff, and all these personalities are appearing, like Jacob Rees-Mogg. They like the division and I can see it getting a lot worse. Miranda Sawyer: But can you think of a song that isn’t yours where you thought : this changes everything? In 2019, they released a new album, Encore, which featured Khan performing on a new song, 10 Commandments. It charted at No 1 in the UK albums chart – their highest-ever album placing. “Achieving a first No 1 album in our 60s restored our faith in humanity,” Hall told the Quietus. In my opinion you’re the best band to grace this world . W hich song do you still love banging out the most?

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The Specials performing at the Hope and Anchor in London in 1980 with Neville Staple (left), Terry Hall. Photograph: David Corio/Redferns

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,” the statement read. Bloody hell, I don’t think I’ve seen such effortlessly cool looking gentlemen ever. Please give me a clothing tip.It comes after tributes flooded in for the music legend, who rose to fame with mega hits like Ghost Town, Gangsters and Too Much Too Young. In the music world, people have many ups and downs, but I will hang onto the great memories of Terry and I, making history fronting The Specials and Fun Boy Three together. Rest easy Terry Hall.'

Hall struggled to write lyrics for a follow-up, he said. “The arrival of the pandemic affected me enormously. I spent around three months trying to figure out what was going on. I couldn’t write a single word. I spent the time trying to figure out how not to die.” Instead, they covered historic protest songs and released Protest Songs 1924-2012 in 2021, which peaked at No 2. Ska is a combined musical element of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.Terry Hall: 'At 12 I got abducted by a paedophile ring' ". BBC News. BBC. 1 February 2019 . Retrieved 1 February 2019. Fun Boy Three disbanded after just two years, with Hall spending the next two decades moving between musical projects, including his bands Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas.

In 2008, inspired by the Pixies’ reunion in 2004, Hall announced that he would be reforming the Specials for a tour and new music, albeit without founding member Jerry Dammers, who claimed he had been forced out. Meghan told King Charles there are TWO 'royal racists' who spoke about Archie's skin colour - while Harry asked his father: 'Don't you want to see your grandchildren any more?' in row over Frogmore Cottage, according to explosive new book Terry Hall, right, and Neville Staple performing with the Specials in London, 1980. Photograph: David Corio/Redferns

During their time together, The Specials produced a string of hit records including A Message To You, Rudy, Rat Race and Ghost Town, which reached number one.