Terry Hall (singer)

Terry Hall (born March 19, 1959) was the lead singer of The Specials, the Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair and Anouchka and Vegas. He released his first solo album, Home, in 1995. He has also worked with The Lightning Seeds, Gorillaz and Tricky and appeared live with The Ordinary Boys.

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March 19 - 1959 - The Specials - Fun Boy Three - The Colourfield - Terry, Blair and Anouchka - Vegas - The Lightning Seeds - Gorillaz - Tricky - The Ordinary Boys

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As the frontman for The Specials, Hall primarily struck it big in Britain in the late 70's/early 80's, while still remaining somewhat unknown in the United States. The Specials' first self-titled album features some of Hall's most recognizable and notable performances, including "Little Bitch", "Nite Klub", "Concrete Jungle", and "Gangsters". This debut album also displays Hall's writing talent alongside with Jerry Dammers.

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The Specials - Jerry Dammers

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In October of 1980, The Specials released their second album, More Specials. While singing such fan-favorites such as "Enjoy Yourself", "Rat Race", and "Hey, Little Rich Girl", Terry successfully helped the band re-create the upbeat music that the first album possessed. The next album The Specials produced, In The Studio would be Terry's last album performing with the rest of The Specials. This album exposed Dammers' dissatisfaction with how the world was evolving around him. With songs such as "Free Nelson Mandela", "Racist Friend" and "War Crimes", Terry left the band on this slow and depressing note.

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The Specials - More Specials - In The Studio

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After The Specials' last single with Terry, "Ghost Town", Hall left the band to start a new wave pop group, Fun Boy Three, with two other Specials members, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples. 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. In February of 1983, Fun Boy Three released Waiting, consisting of the top ten hits "The Tunnel of Love" and "Our Lips Are Sealed", a song Hall wrote with Jane Wiedlin, who already made it into a hit the previous year with her group, the Go-Go's.

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Ghost Town - Fun Boy Three - Lynval Golding - Neville Staples - Bananarama - Waiting - Our Lips Are Sealed - Jane Wiedlin - Go-Go's

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