| Terry Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1959 |
| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genre(s) | New Wave Ska Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocalist |
| Associated acts | The Specials Fun Boy Three The Colourfield Terry, Blair & Anouchka Vegas |
Terry Hall (born 19 March 1959, in Coventry, England) is the lead singer of The Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three Frontman, Terry Blair & Anouchka was a musical outfit active in the early 1990s Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three Frontman, Terry Blair & Anouchka was a musical outfit active in the early 1990s He released his first solo album, Home, in 1995. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public He has also worked with The Lightning Seeds, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Tricky and Lily Allen. Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May, 1960, in Birmingham) is an English Songwriter, Vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Dub Pistols' are a London Dub music and primary Big beat band founded by ex-club promoter Barry Ashworth in 1996 Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Tricky (born Adrian Thaws 27 January, 1968) is an English musician Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter.
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Biography
Hall was an active member of the burgeoning Coventry music scene of the late 1970s, playing in local punk band Squad, and being credited as a composer on their single "Red Alert" / "£8 a Week". Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance This scene also produced acts such as The Selecter and Hazel O'Connor. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The Selecter were a 2 Tone Ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in the late 1970s Hazel O'Connor (born 16 May 1955) is a British Singer-songwriter and actress originating from Coventry.
As the frontman for The Specials (though initially called The Coventry Automatics and then The Special AKA), Hall primarily struck it big in Britain in 1979 when BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel played their single "Gangsters" on his show; the song was included in his Festive Fifty at #7 in that year. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's fifty (though the exact figure varied above and below this number best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for The Specials' first self-titled album features some of Hall's most recognizable and notable performances, including "Little Bitch", "Nite Klub" and "Concrete Jungle". This debut album also displays Hall's writing talent alongside Jerry Dammers. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jerry Dammers (born Jeremy Dammers 22 May 1955, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, South India) is a founder and keyboard player
In October of 1980, The Specials released their second album, More Specials. The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. More Specials is an October 1980 (see 1980 in music) album from the Ska band The Specials. While singing such fan-favourites such as "Enjoy Yourself", "Rat Race", and "Hey, Little Rich Girl", Terry successfully helped the band recreate the upbeat music that the first album possessed. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr The next album The Specials recorded, 1984's In The Studio, did not include Hall.
After The Specials' last single with Hall, the UK #1 hit "Ghost Town", Hall left the band to start a new-wave group, Fun Boy Three, with two other Specials members, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A ghost town is a Town or City that has been abandoned usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or due to natural or human-caused New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is an English Musician. Neville Staple (born 11 April 1956, Christiana, Jamaica) was a Roadie -turned- Singer for the second-wave Ska Fun Boy Three's first hit single occurred in late 1981, entitled "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)", then followed-up in early 1982 with "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)", a duet with Bananarama. " T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It " is a song written by jazz musicians Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Fun Boy Three then provided guest vocals for Bananarama's single, "Really Saying Something". " He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown Records songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson That same year, Hall and his bandmates appeared in the video for "Driving in My Car" by ska band, Madness. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 In February 1983, Fun Boy Three released Waiting. Waiting is the second and final studio album by the Fun Boy Three. It consisted of the Top Ten hits "The Tunnel of Love" and the classic "Our Lips Are Sealed". The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. " Our Lips Are Sealed " is a song written by Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin and Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall The latter was a song Hall wrote with Jane Wiedlin, who had already made it into a hit the previous year with her group The Go-Go's. Jane Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958 in Oconomowoc Wisconsin, United States of the Los Angeles punk scene. For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978
In 1984 Hall formed the Manchester based band The Colourfield, releasing the album Virgins & Philistines in 1985, which included the single "Thinking of You" (UK #12 hit single). The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three Frontman, This new musical direction would culminate in collaborations with the Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie, contributing a number of songs to the Seeds' Sense (1992), Jollification (1994), Dizzy Heights (1996) and Tilt (1999) albums. Ian Broudie (born August 4 1958 in Liverpool) is an English Musician and producer, best known for his 1990s band Hall also co-wrote the song "Smoke Rings" for Broudie's debut solo album Tales Told. The track was subsequently released as the lead track on the Smoke Rings EP. A gramophone
In 2001 he appeared as a guest on the Gorillaz-D12 single "911", which was a song about terrorist attacks in the U.S.
In 2007 he provided vocals for many tracks on the Dub Pistols album Speakers and Tweeters, as well he appeared live at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK on the Pyramid Stage with Lily Allen (and fellow Specials / Fun Boy Three band member Lynval Golding). Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Dub Pistols' are a London Dub music and primary Big beat band founded by ex-club promoter Barry Ashworth in 1996 For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is an English Musician. He also played on the Park Stage, once again with Lynval Golding and also Blur frontman Damon Albarn and beatboxer Shlomo, playing a version of Specials classic "A Message To You Rudi". Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is an English Musician. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead Shlomo is a human beatbox artist from Leeds. He has worked with artists such as Björk, Martha Wainwright, DJ Yoda, Mad The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Later that year in July he appeared at GuilFest on the BBC2 radio stage with Dub Pistols and Lynval Golding. GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues is a Music Festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England Dub Pistols' are a London Dub music and primary Big beat band founded by ex-club promoter Barry Ashworth in 1996 Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is an English Musician.
On 30 March 2008 Terry Hall confirmed that The Specials would be reforming for tour dates in autumn 2008 and possibly some recording. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Release date | Label | Artist credit | U.K. album peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Modern Nursery Rhyme | 1990 | Chrysalis | Terry, Blair and Anouchka | - |
| Vegas | 1992 | RCA Records | with David A. The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three Frontman, The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 Terry Blair & Anouchka was a musical outfit active in the early 1990s Stewart under the name 'Vegas') | - |
| The Collection (compilation of Specials, Fun Boy Three, Colourfield, and Terry, Blair and Anouchka material | 1992 | Chrysalis | Terry Hall | - |
| Home | 1994 | Anxious Records | - | |
| Laugh | 1997 | Southsea Bubble Company | 50 | |
| The Hour of Two Lights | 2003 | Honest Jon's | Terry Hall with Mushtaq | - |
Singles
| Title | Release date | Artist credit | U.K. singles peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Missing" | Nov 1989 | Terry, Blair and Anouchka | 75 |
| "Ultra Modern Nursery Rhyme" | Feb 1990 | - | |
| "Sense" | May 1992 | The Lightning Seeds & Terry Hall | 31 |
| "Possessed" | Sep 1992 | Vegas | 32 |
| "She" | No 1992 | 43 | |
| "Walk Into The Wind" | Apr 1993 | 65 | |
| "Forever J" | Aug 1994 | Terry Hall | 67 |
| "Sense" | Nov 1994 | 54 | |
| Rainbows EP | Oct 1995 | 62 | |
| "Ballad Of A Landlord" | Jun 1997 | 50 | |
| "911" | Dec 2001 | Gorillaz featuring D12 & Terry Hall | - |
| "Problem Is" | Oct 2003 | Dub Pistols feat. Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 Honest Jon's is a British Independent record label created by musician Damon Albarn and by the record shop owners The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify " 911 " is a 2001 single by Gorillaz & D12 featuring Terry Hall. Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit Dub Pistols' are a London Dub music and primary Big beat band founded by ex-club promoter Barry Ashworth in 1996 Terry Hall | 66 |
| "Rapture" | Jun 2007 | Dub Pistols Featuring Rodney P & Terry Hall | - |
| "Peaches" | Aug 2007 | Dub Pistols feat. Terry Hall | - |
Footnotes
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