RIP Terry Hall. A gentle soul and what a legend ❤

Mrs H..... Thank You Terry for the music .... You & your band are still Fanbloodytastic to those that lived in the late 1970's/early 80's.. What an awesome band THE SPECIALS where..RIP Lad..You'll never be forgotten.....Love ya Lad..❤

Absolute class act. Superb live. Standing up for what's right promoting multi-cultural harmony and unity and just a brilliant bloke. Devastated doesn't come close. Rest in peace lovely Terry 💔💔💔

Terry still makes my heart flutter 30 years on...

he talks like there is no camera...no one to impress...just honest good conversation. He speaks from the heart..

RIP Terry. Can’t believe it.

I worked for the band through 1979-1982 . Fond memories. LOTS!

In 1979 this was the first time I followed a music scene. The Specials connected with my Jamaican heritage along with the Two-Tone Lable bands. It was a turbulent time in South London but groups like this helped to mend the rift. I still have all my albums and singles and love the music that was a great part of my youth.

I'm so impressed with the honesty and frankness of Terry

I'm 26 and I fell in love with the Specials back in freshman year in high school.. the dancing, the rhythm.. special place in my heart ❤ can't get tired of them!

Groundbreaker and monumental talent and with a humility that one does not see these days. Rest in peace Terry.

Terry Hall seems like such a regular humble down to earth guy. Fuck me he fronted The Specials! Legend.

Great to see Terry managing to get through things and having such fun playing with the band again and sharing top times !

The Specials were one of the bands of my youth. I even lost my virginity whilst listening to their first album - ok not the whole album , got half way through "Do the dog" (track two) and it was all over !!

Terry Hall, you're a legend. I hope that you have found inner peace. Thanks for the memories. I'll always be a fan!

Jerry Dammers and the late John Brad used to serve me often when I used to go into my favourite record shop back in the mid to late 70s in my hometown.

Saddened beyond words this week. Such a tragedy to lose such a wonderful human being at such a young age.

Rest in Power Sir Terry Clark…Legends never die…thanks for all the great music, you will always live on through the hearts and souls of those you’ve moved, the power of music is incredible…love never dies

Rip Terry Hall .So sad 😢 Thank you for the music .

This was the music that got me through my teenage years. I absolutely loved them. I saw them with the Beat in '81 in my home city. 2 days ago I met Roddy after a gig and he was really nice and gave me a few minutes of his time before he abd his his band headed off to Tramore for a 3 day event. Thanks guys for getting me through those difficult years. I think ye may just have saved me. Respect.

I discovered The Specials in 1985 when I was 15, and I waited until 2010 to see them live. Totally worth it.

I LOVED THIS PIECE! One of my favorite childhood groups...so nice.

Terry hall is like a mate you have always loved.. but never met ..long live the specials, SKA Forever 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Suffering from depression is s difficult thing, so glad Terry got help.

Rest In Peace Terry! Skanks for the memories 🏁🕴🏻🎶

You ARE a band in a million unforgettable music

Love terry,very brave coming out and talking about his feelings

Rip terry thank you for your music gone but never forgotten long live two tone/ska.

Terry Hall has been the one constant in my life. Legend

Terry Hall is a great man

Fun to hear these guys talk - I played those two albums so much, i had to get two new ones. I've seen them many times, but they played once in Minneapolis on a Sunday night in the mid '90s and to this day it was the best live show I've ever seen. They played every song and they played as if it were their first show.

as a singer he could relese his feelings..he was salt of the earth

Like most teens leaving school in the mid 80s there was nothing to look forward to, strikes, political turmoil, unemployment and inhetent racism. I grew up in London, Tottenham, during the riots... it was shit. But we had the music, a time when music could explain the angst we all felt, a time when record comps took a chance and made music for the people.

Respect to our White Friends from back in the day who stood Shoulder2Shoulder with us. I personally will never forget 💚

So much more than just another Band, all you guys where the sound of my youth. Legends

been a fan since 1979, finally got to see them in Sept , excellent show, hope to see them again

Man, Terry Hall, a true original. He is missed for sure. What a class act. RIP

God rest your soul Terry and John Bradburys too. You guys absolutely changed the way i looked at life. After i saw you in 1979 i bought every single and album. I learned about politics, culture and the music just spoke to me and many other disaffected young people at the time. Gone to young but never forgotten. Thank you for the music and fun!

RIP the brilliant Terry Hall…Legend. One of the UK’s greatest ever singer songwriters, and so influential when I was growing up in the West Midlands in the late 70’s, early 80’s. A true genius.

See you soon Terry , your legacy will live on till the end of time, Condolences and prayers to all that were close to you thanks for all them tunes lifted me 👆 up and they doing it now

Huge inspiration to us 90's rejects. Thank you for sharing your life with us. You will be truly missed Terry.

Grew up listening to The Specials. What a band 🔥🔥

Just stumbled upon this, so amazing to see. I love The Specials, have for many years! Thanks for this!!!!!

The music was a hybrid that still feels new.

This band fills me with utter bliss! Thank You Terry!

Amazing Underrated band ,Terry Hall is a musical genius .

This was splendid! I am so excited for the recent US tour. I was much too young to see this band live back in the day but I sure as heck wore out my cassette tape. So happy to finally get to see them live July 2013.

terry hall is a fkn legend

Happiness is.....The Specials

Thanks for the music boys, great memories from my mid to late teens.

Time goes way too fast. This all seems like yesterday to me.

They really were Special. For those too young to remember, go buy the first two albums. They were the best band of their generation. Hold on, the Jam. They were both in the top two and l lets leave it at that. To say a band changed everything are big words in today's music world but back then, The Specials did. It was post punk, the country was on it's knees, doom and gloom everywhere. Then one Thursday night, Top of the Pops, and the Specials played for the first time. Friday morning at school we were all talking about what we had seen. We already wore DM's but by Monday morning the first crew cuts started to appear, then Harrington jackets and the rest all followed. We knew that Friday morning everything had changed, the Specials really were that special. We were all Ska'd for life and happy to be that way.

Finally saw them last Friday and the did not disappoint !!!!! Awesome show!!!!

R I P Terry Hall 🎸🎚️🥁🎚️🎹🎹🎹🥺A Sad loss to the music industry,63 is young ⭐🌟✨ Thanks for the memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️I was only just 6 back in 1979 growing up listening to their music to Their time in the early 1980s as Fun boy 3 with Banarama ❤️❤️❤️🥺⭐🌟✨🏁🏁🏁

Saw the 2 Tone Tour in 1979 Sheffield Top Rank, the impact of that Sunday night on a then 17 yr old youth was life changing. Best gig I have ever been to by a country mile. The place was electric , it was chaos, the Police ended up in the building and literally came on stage and unplugged the music, to no avail the band played on with Terry up front and the crowd baying for more . RIP Terry , thx for the music fella...!!!

Such an an influence on my young along with other bands of the era, Rip Terry.

Thought i would get to see them at least once more with Terry at the helm. Tough one. Gutted. What a journey. Fight injustice & let's be kind to each other.

R.I.P. Terry Hall. இڿڰۣ-ڰۣ- 19 March 1959 - 19 December 2022 (aged 63)

I hope our home city give TERRY a fitting tribute.. He really put Coventry on the map with his MUSIC.. Still listening to the music from 1979.. 👏🎵👍🎶👌

Found this by accident and I absolutely love this band. Used to listen to them all the time. I actually heard the music Ghost Town on a PBS masterpiece TV show and promoted me to look for the song and that's how I got here. Bands like this, music like this, does not exist anymore. The hip hop and the rest of the horrible crap out there, does nothing for this generation. That's why this generation is about money, low moral values and nothing meaningful. Music just like other forms of art can transform a generation and this band and other especially British bands of the 60s, 70s and 80s made a big difference in our lives. Many thanks for sharing. I am just really sorry that he has to struggle with mental illness.

Glad to see that Hall is out of his own Jungle and using his talent also as therapy.

You get to know a lot about Terry Hall as a person just listening to him He speaks from the heart , great guy 👍

I so love these guys, Terry especially so! Just saw them in Denver for the encore tour... bittersweet!

GREAT band , grew up with their music , still love their sound !!!!!

What a loss this man such a humble fellow always remember his birthday a day before mine 19th of march. He will be.so sadly missed by all of my family we danced till we dropped with the specials.

My youth.... The Specials are Legends

It's a funny feeling to see your heroes have issues the same as you but it's also good to know that we are are all the same when it comes to mental health problems and can get through the hardest times and come out shining.thanks specials for decades of fun, legends in their own lifetime!

Love them. Saw them in Wolverhampton last Friday 2016. Awesome and Terry's still rather nice I must say 😊

God bless your soul Terry. Thank you for your music. Gone much too young.

Gosh I’m 22 and wish I could’ve seen em play back in the day! Two tone ska has got to be the best wave of ska in my opinion. At least they still tour which is good enough for me. Hopefully I get to see them for the first time this year ❤️

Damon Albarn grew up as a pop fan in thrall to the Specials and lead singer Terry Hall in particular: "I was obsessed with him, I could not imagine anyone cooler." He speaks passionately about what he calls "the implication of the Specials as a reflection of multicultural London - what they were saying on songs like Ghost Town had a very powerful impact on me." --The Guardian

Terry we love ya

Saw them at Glastonbury Abbey 2019 and was blown away Amazing!!!!!!

Brilliant! Only just Seen this. Great to see some of the bands memories

Good on you Tezza! and Horry and Lyn too...two of my favourite bands from the early - mid 80's. Where have all the good bands gone?

You guys gave all races a sense of belonging to humanity.

Try being an Asian in the 70’s and liking this band. Life wasn’t easy in those days!

thank you for all the wonderful songs

Night Mister Hall, eternal thanks for your songs and truths.

You're ALWAYS welcome in Newcastle. We love you up here.

One of my biggest inspirations for learning ska / reggae music was The Specials. As a bassist we formed a band in Canada around 1980 called Pushkins ( You Tube ) . I'm glad these lads reformed.

Specials blew my mind first time around I would love to see them now in 2017. Their songs are so bloody good.

Love the specials. Always played their records in the youth club & I know exactly wat he means bout bein thankful 4 every day once you've reached 50. Every day you wake is a bonus

Just been to watch the Specials in Liverpool, great time had by all.

Just a total star. Hurting so much at your passing. You were one of us kids, but so much wiser and cooler.

Such a great man and a true legend who overcome a really bad childhood nothing but respect for the man and he should never be forgotten and I am sure that he wont

Poor Terry. Such a great guy. I was a kid, and remember hearing their songs being played by the local Mods. During the summer they would open their windows and play records. It was a soundtrack to my childhood.

I used to be a huge fan of them back in the early 80's and I am so glad they are back together I am 60 now and to enjoy yourself rings so true to me.Saludos de Argentina

Love these dudes. :)

Just adorable Terry 😍💝

One of the best.❤ Go in peace

Gutted, rip Terry. Legend

What a great piece, they was an incredible band and so sad that Terry has passed away

I will forever miss you my Beautiful Boy.🕴️🏁 🙏✝️💖✨🎙️🎶🎸🎹🎼🎷🥁☮️💐💂🇬🇧

Love this band! The best energy performers!

ALL THE SONGS ARE COMING TRUE LOVE THIS MAN XXXXX

Wth this made me so overjoyed I started crying???

The soundtrack to my childhood. Such a great band!

Picked up their first album in the Fall of 1990.... all great songs.

RIP Terry Hall, .Another 80s legend who left us far too early. Hearing this great song reminds me what great music the youth of that time could make. Losing him and Jet Black from The Stranglers just a few days previously reminds me that whilst the 80s was in some ways an era of darkness it also brought about some fantastic groundbreaking music by a generation inspired by punk but with a lot more sophistication. I was at school during the 2 tone/ska revival of the early 80s and I remember the music being haunting and memorable. At his best Terry was a naturally talented singer and songwriter who overcame a horrific childhood trauma to make great music. He is also the third original member of the groundbreaking Coventry band, The Specials, to die (after John Bradbury and Rico Rodriguez).