Terry Hall, frontman of the Specials, the British ska band that blended pub-fight energy with socially conscious lyrics that explored the political and racial tensions of Britain in the late 1970s and ...

The British ska-revival band The Selecter formed in the late 1970s, playing what can be described as rock fused with calypso and American jazz. Much of what set the band apart was its charismatic lead ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- One of the most important groups of the late '70s British ska revival, The Specials return to San Francisco for a sold-out show at the Warfield Friday. Founded in Coventry in ...

Terry Hall, the lead singer of ska-punk band the Specials and a defining voice in British music history, has died at age 63. According to an emotional post on the band's Instagram page, Hall died ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

One of few women in a musical movement dominated by men, Pauline Black helped lead the 1970s U.K. ska revival with her band The Selecter. She... How 'The Queen Of British Ska' Wrestled With Race The ...

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country ...

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