Terry Hall of 'The Specials' passes away at 63, band pays tribute

"The Specials" paid tribute to its lead singer Terry Hall who died after a brief illness at the age of 63 years. The Ska group announced the demise of its lead singer in an emotional tribute on its official Twitter handle on December 19.

Emotional tribute by ‘The Specials’ for its lead singer

In its emotional tribute to Terry Hall, who died after suffering for a short time at 63, ‘The Specials’ said that they are announcing his demise with great sadness. The tweet further read that Terry was a beautiful brother and friend and a great father and husband. He was the funniest, kindest and most genuine of all souls and one of the most brilliant lyricists, songwriters and singers.

His performances and his music will be cherished forever. His music caught several notes of life, like joy, humor, pain, love and justice. The band continued with the Tweet, saying that Terry would be missed by people who knew him and loved him. He has left behind the greatest gifts of profound humanity and amazing music. The end lines of the tweet got a request from the band to respect his family's privacy in these difficult times.

About ‘The Specials’ Band

"The Specials" came into being in Terry Hall's home city Coventry in 1977. Lynval Golding, and Jerry Dammers founded this band along with Horace Panter. Members like Neville Staple, Hall, John Bradbury and Roddy Byers joined a year later. Originally, the band was called The Automatics, and then its name changed to The Coventry Automatics, The Special AKA and finally, The Specials.

FAQs:

1. Who are the members of Terry Hall's family?
   The singer married Jeanette Hall, with whom he has two sons, Felix and Theo.
2. When did Terry leave ‘The Specials’?
   Terry left ‘The Specials’ in 1981.