Dr Balls Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 Just announced that he has died after a brief illness. Only 63… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64029430 RIP. Remember Ghost Town being Number One with the video playing on Top of the Pops and trying to explain to my 70-year old great aunt what the song was all about. And in many ways things are much worse now than they were then. 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 That's awful awful news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, Dr Balls said: Just announced that he has died after a brief illness. Only 63… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64029430 RIP. Remember Ghost Town being Number One with the video playing on Top of the Pops and trying to explain to my 70-year old great aunt what the song was all about. And in many ways things are much worse now than they were then. Shite. I'm gutted. Such an iconic figure for my generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Dreadful news.Left us with some fantastic songs to remember him by.I think he is the third member of The Specials that is gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 So sad, another music icon from my youth gone …RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Such sad news, absoute icon and hero of mine since i was about 10 years old. I'm actually getting choked up as i write this! What a weepin' an a wailin' RIP Terry x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Not football but really sad to hear about Terry Hall - probably followed by many of us back in the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, Top Robin said: Not football but really sad to hear about Terry Hall - probably followed by many of us back in the day. Hopefully some Specials tunes when we go to Coventry in January! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. Wise words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Merrick's Marvels said: Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. Wise words. The Lunatics have taken over the asylum, even wiser. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Obi Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 He was much too young! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 18 hours ago, Slacker said: Dreadful news.Left us with some fantastic songs to remember him by.I think he is the third member of The Specials that is gone now Second, John Bradbury passed 28th December 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said: Second, John Bradbury passed 28th December 2015. 7 years ago? Wow, I'd have guessed it was just a couple of year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Absolutely gutted with this news. I was fortunate enough to see Terry in The Specials, The Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield and also had the pleasure of being there when he, Neville and Lynval along with Kirsty MacColl joined The Pogues on stage at the NEC for a truly awesome version of A Message To You Rudi. A member of a truly ground breaking band when you just didn`t see multi-racial acts and broke down a lot of barriers. His lyrics summed up the late 70s/early 80s like no-one else. RIP Terry, I`ll miss you. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Clevedon Red said: Second, John Bradbury passed 28th December 2015. Rico Rodriguez also gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64050002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Nice from the city council. Coventry pays tribute to Terry Hall of The Specials - BBC News 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 We were wrapping presents in the music room last Friday, I have just walked back in and look what was the last thing on the deck. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Pancreatic cancer. One of the cruellist of "common" cancers. Little chance of detecting it until it's Stage 4. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 50 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: We were wrapping presents in the music room last Friday, I have just walked back in and look what was the last thing on the deck. I still have my 12" vinyl copy of Specials, along with the Madness One Step Beyond LP, having bought both together down Virgin a week or so after they were released. It's still good to discover new music now, but nothing will ever come close to the sheer thrill and exhilaration of the 2Tone explosion as a 14 year old. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Came across this link and thought one or two of you may be interested. Terry Hall on Piccadilly Radio , with assistance from Timmy Mallet. Don't let that put you off, an interesting and eclectic Mix of music, and of course the thoughts of Terry Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Such sad news. Grew up with The Specials. Iconic band. Loved them. RIP Terry Hall. Greatly missed by many. Great video on YouTube doing Monkeyman with Amy Whitehouse at an outdoor gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 I was really down about this when I saw the news on Monday. Not necessarily my era but I grew up with Ska/Reggae, it was a big thing in my home growing up. I’ve been listening to Ska all week. RIP Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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