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Terry Hall, the lead singer of The Specials, has died at 63

Video. Terry Hall, lead singer of legendary band The Specials, dies at 63

Updated: 20/12/2022 - 10:42 GMT+1

The singer-songwriter rose to fame as part of the band, who were pioneers of the ska scene in the UK. The Specials provided a musical backdrop to economic recession, urban decay and societal fracture in the early 1980s.

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