The Specials
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| '''The Specials''' are an [[English band]] known for such compositions as "[[Ghost Town (The Specials song)|Ghost Town]]" (1981). | '''The Specials''' are an [[English band]] known for such compositions as "[[Ghost Town (The Specials song)|Ghost Town]]" (1981). | ||
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| + | After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of [[Terry Hall (singer)|Terry Hall]] and [[Neville Staple]] on vocals, [[Lynval Golding]] and [[Roddy Radiation]] on guitars, [[Horace Panter]] on bass, [[Jerry Dammers]] on keyboards, [[John Bradbury (drummer)|John Bradbury]] on drums, and [[Dick Cuthell]] and [[Rico Rodriguez (musician)|Rico Rodriguez]] on horns. Their music combines the danceable rhythms of ska and [[rocksteady]] with the energy and attitude of [[punk rock|punk]]. | ||
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| *[[Two-tone (music genre)|2 tone]] | *[[Two-tone (music genre)|2 tone]] | ||
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The Specials are an English band known for such compositions as "Ghost Town" (1981).
After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Their music combines the danceable rhythms of ska and rocksteady with the energy and attitude of punk.
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