RIP Terry Hall

[give it to gordon]

Ghost Town.

My favourite track of the 80's and the lyrics were spot on as to what was happening in England.

RIP

 

[blue by birth]

R.I.P Terry
Loved listening to the specials..
As many have already said 63 is no age..

 

[aka blue jambo]

Genuinely fucking gutted at this
Followed the band since the Two Tone Tour hit Edinburgh Tiffany's

Sleep well

 

[Withnail]

Very sad news, a really talented musician and like many I spent a lot of time in the 80's listening to the Specials.

RIP Terry

 

[blue aura]

Thanks for the memories Terry. You even made Sinead smile

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Absolutely loved The Specials when I was growing up and there's no doubt that Terry was a very talented musician.

Not wanting to derail the thread Tim but it has to be said that Terry brought some of that shit on himself at times. I saw The Specials at V Festival in 2009 and was shocked to hear him have a cheap dig at the Leeds fans who got stabbed to death in Istanbul - "Leeds fans - do one. Galatasaray fans - you lot are ok and can stay". Even Neville Staple pulled him up on it - "What the fuck's that about?" Thankfully, Terry shut up after that and got on with doing what he did best.

I think he was in with some of the Man U loons at one time. He suffered a fair amount of depression but goading rival fans is inviting trouble.

For balance, The Specials contributed to diminishing racial hatred by example.

 

[carlosthejackal]

Shit news .

 

[stonerblue]

Yep, shit news indeed.

 

[Len Rum]

A message to you Terry.
RIP mate.

 

[ArdwickAlbert]

So sad. The Specials were such a big part of my life growing up. and that's no age to go.