Terry Hall - The Specials, Fun Boy Three, Colourfield

[WildRosie]

Just found out he has died at just 63 years old. Too bad, the voice behind Rat Race, Ghost Town, Tunnel of Love and Thinking of You ☹.

That makes me really sad, I loved his voice.

So young. Loved The Specials as a kid. Good looking guy and great voice.

No! How sad.

That's so sad. Far too young.

The OP takes me right back to my teenage years.

As a teen of the late 70s/early 80s, this has made me stupidly sad. DH and I saw
The Specials a couple of years ago at Blackpool Winter Gardens. It was an amazing evening of pork pie hats, black
& white T-shirts and a very bouncy dance floor.
We were all (mostly) 50+
I had to laugh at Terry vaping, mid-song. Was a sign of the times.
😢

Oh no

His voice was the sound of my youth

Oh no that's really sad, sorry to hear it.

Aw I loved Terry Hall. He was so cool in a quiet, understated I-don’t-like-to-blow-my-own-trumpet kind of way, even though he was incredibly talented.
I’m really sorry to hear that.

Our lips are sealed was perfect.

One of the many gifted people who coloured my youth.

Just cool as fuck.

Loved Terry Hall.

As a massive fan I am gutted by this! RIP Terry.

Too sad. Lying here listening to the specials on spotify

This has really upset me. I was a teenager in Coventry during The Specials' era and they were such an amazing band. I feel like part of my youth has died today. Younger pp may not get just how influential and important they were at the time, a political and racially mixed band at the time of race riots, they really were a force for good. RIP Terry.

He was a legend.

Gutted to hear this, was just wearing my specials t-shirt yesterday. He always did great concerts. Much too soon. Was never a massive fun boy three fan, but tunnel of love was something I play a lot. Will have a listen again tonight.

I was surprisingly sad to hear this news 😞

Sky Arts are showing a Specials concert tonight at 9pm if anyone's interested.

I’m suprised at how sad l am too.

Bowie didn’t really affect me. Joe Strummer really affected me. And this has too.

For those of you who were wondering how he died, as the reports said it was a short illness, it was cancer. I only know this as I know someone who knows him.

Just watching the Isle of Wight festival gig on Sky Arts. I have loved Terry Hall for years and years, for his music, his voice, his attitude (and, yes, I admit I also had a huge crush on him, he was physically gorgeous as well as having a beautiful soul). Used to see him around Camden a fair bit in the 90s, and was always totally star-struck.

I am genuinely gutted. What a loss.