Terry Hall (singer)
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Terry Hall
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terence Edward Hall |
| Born | 19 March 1959 |
| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genres | Rock, new wave, ska |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts |
The Specials Fun Boy Three Bananarama The Colourfield Terry, Blair & Anouchka Vegas Gorillaz |
Terence Edward "Terry" Hall (born 19 March 1959) is an English musician and the lead singer of The Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas. He has released two solo albums and has also collaborated with many artists including David A. Stewart, Bananarama, Lightning Seeds, Sinéad O'Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, D12, Tricky, Junkie XL, Leila Arab, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sister and Nouvelle Vague.
Born and raised in Coventry, England, Hall left school before his fifteenth birthday, taking various short-term jobs – bricklayer, quantity surveyor and apprentice hairdresser among them. He became an active member of the burgeoning Coventry music scene of the late 1970s, playing in a local punk band called Squad (where he was succeeded by Gus Chambers after he left them) and being credited as a composer on their "Red Alert" single. Hall has stated that one of his grandfathers was a Jewish watchmaker from Germany.
Initially the frontman of 'The Coventry Automatics' in 1977–78, which became The Specials in early 1979, Hall first came to prominence in the UK in 1979 when BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel played their debut single "Gangsters" on his show. The band then went on to release their debut album, The Specials, which also contained the hits "A Message to You, Rudy" and a slower version of "Too Much Too Young."
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