The Specials Frontman Terry Hall Dead at 63 After ‘Brief Illness’: ‘Most Genuine of Souls’. “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” the band’s statement announcing his death read.
Terry Hall, the frontman for the British ska revival band The Specials has died at 63.
In a statement posted on The Special’s Instagram account on Monday, the band announced that Hall had died following a “brief illness.”
“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 has ever produced. Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” the statement began.
Terry Hall’s bandmates from The Specials shared a tribute to the lead singer following his death from a ‘brief illness’ at the age of 63.
The band reminisced over Hall’s music and his performances which ‘encapsulated the very essence of life’ when they announced his death on Twitter on Monday, December, 19.
The Specials were formed in Hall’s home city of Coventry in 1977, by Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter – with Hall, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers and John Bradbury joining a year later.
The band said their goodbyes to their fellow band member by sharing some of their memories with fans on Twitter.
Announcing Hall’s death on Twitter, his bandmates said: ‘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 has ever produced.
‘Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… the joy, the pain, the humour, the fight for justice, but mostly the love.