The Specials
British 2-Tone ska band
The Specials were an English new wave/ska band. They were originally from Coventry, England and formed in 1977. They were part of the ska revival in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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 The Specials performing at Brixton Academy, London, May 2009 as part of their 30th anniversary tour. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genres | 2 Tone, ska, New Wave |
| Years active | 1977–1984, 1996–2001, 2008–present |
| Labels | 2 Tone, Chrysalis, Virgin, Kuff |
| Members | Terry Hall Neville Staple Horace Panter Roddy Byers Lynval Golding John Bradbury |
| Past member(s) | Jerry Dammers Silverton Hutchinson |
| Website | www |
During the ska revival, bands began playing 1960s-style Jamaican ska music. The Specials often mixed other popular music styles from the 1970s and 1980s into their music, such as punk rock.
