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'Too Much Too Young':
Tributes to The Specials singer Terry Hall who has died, aged 63, from a 'brief illness' after pioneering British ska scene and rising to fame with mega-hits like Ghost Town and Gangsters
He was described today as 'one of the most brilliant singers Britain produced'
Hall chronicled the social unrest and economic turmoil at the turn of the 80s
Bandmate Neville Staple and stars including Boy George paid tribute to the icon
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.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11556031/The-Specials-singer-Terry-Hall-dies-aged-63.html
He was described today as 'one of the most brilliant singers Britain produced'
Hall chronicled the social unrest and economic turmoil at the turn of the 80s
Bandmate Neville Staple and stars including Boy George paid tribute to the icon
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.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11556031/The-Specials-singer-Terry-Hall-dies-aged-63.html
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Hall seen performing for the last time on June 28, 2022 at Paradiso in Amsterdam
Terry Hall (pictured left and inset) was receiving chemotherapy after the cancer from his pancreas spread to his liver and he developed diabetes, however the treatment failed and he died on Sunday at the age of 63. His bandmate Horace Panter revealed in a Facebook post how he had wanted to keep his diagnosis private while the group were preparing to record a new reggae album in Los Angeles (pictured main, left to right: Bandmates Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter). But the singer, who pioneered the British ska scene, became seriously ill just weeks before they were due to fly to the US. Horace revealed: 'Terry had the framework for 8 tunes. Confidence was high. We were set to meet up with Nikolaj [Larsen, Specials keyboardist] and make magic. This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he's in bed with a stomach bug and can't do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We're not due to fly out until November 4th.' Horace said it soon emerged it was life-threatening and that Hall immediately started chemotherapy, however he died weeks later.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11561413/The-Specials-Terry-Hall-died-secret-battle-pancreatic-cancer-spread-liver.html
Tim Burgess of The Charlatans (pictured top far left) and Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene (pictured top right) were among the music stars seen paying their respects at Terry Hall's funeral, held at the Golders Green Crematorium in northwest London on Tuesday. The father-of-three (pictured inset) lost his battle with pancreatic cancer after it spread to his liver and he developed diabetes. He had been receiving chemotherapy with the hope of releasing new music, however the treatment failed and he died at the age of 63 on December 18. Dozens of mourners arrived to his funeral on two red double-decker London buses on Tuesday (pictured bottom left). They were seen huddling under umbrellas outside the crematorium before heading inside for the service (inset bottom).
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11596793/Music-stars-loved-ones-say-goodbyes-Specials-frontman-Terry-Hall-funeral.html