Lynval Golding
| Lynval Golding | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
24 July 1951 Saint Catherine, Jamaica |
| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genres | New wave, ska, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Associated acts | The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Beat, Stiff Upper Lips, Steadfast United, Pama International, Gigantor, Lynval Golding And Contra Coup |
Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, in Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican born British musician. His family moved from Jamaica to Gloucester, before moving to Coventry when he was eighteen. He is currently living in Gig Harbor, Washington. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2 Tone Records band, The Specials.
He went on to co-found the Fun Boy Three with Terry Hall and Neville Staple. Recently he was touring with The Beat, a reunion version of another second wave ska band. He started a band in Seattle, Stiff Upper Lips, that was fairly short lived, but which recently reformed as Gigantor.
In 2007 he appeared live at the Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage with Lily Allen and fellow Specials / Fun Boy Three band member Terry Hall. He also played on the Park Stage, once again with Terry Hall and also Blur frontman Damon Albarn and beatboxer Shlomo, playing a version of The Specials hit "A Message To You, Rudy".
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