Terry Hall, the 63-year-old frontman of the socially conscious ska band The Specials, passed away.
With hits like Ghost Town, Gangsters, and Too Much Too Young, the singer rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s. He was renowned for both his sharp wit and somber appearance.
In order to form Fun Boy Three with Neville Staple and Lynval Golding, which went on to have a string of singles, he disbanded The Specials in 1981.
The vocalist passed suddenly after a brief illness, The Specials said in a statement.
“Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” they wrote.
Terry Hall, the 63-year-old frontman of the socially conscious ska band The Specials, passed away.
With hits like Ghost Town, Gangsters, and Too Much Too Young, the singer rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s. He was renowned for both his sharp wit and somber appearance.
In order to form Fun Boy Three with Neville Staple and Lynval Golding, which went on to have a string of singles, he disbanded The Specials in 1981.
The vocalist passed suddenly after a brief illness, The Specials said in a statement.
“Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” they wrote.
Terry Hall illness: What disease did Terry Hall have?
He attempted suicide in 2004, and as a result, he was identified as having bipolar disorder, which required the use of antipsychotic medication to be managed.
At the age of 14, he dropped out of school and worked a series of temporary jobs, including those as a bricklayer and a trainee hairdresser, before becoming the lead vocalist of the punk band Squad.
