Oh, fuck. Yet another integral part of my formative years has gone. The iconic lead singer of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield Terry Hall has joined the throng of the "cool ones gone before their time" in Fabulon... He was just 63.
Here is a mere soupçon of the great man's talents:
So very, very sad.
RIP, Terence Edward Hall (19th March 1959 – 19th December 2022)
Yep, very saddened to read this news. He was a very big part of my formative years. Loved his voice, and his attitude.
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Me, too. It is a very sad loss. Jx
DeleteGreat talent and rough life despite his success. It Ain't What You Do has always been one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that he had experienced such horrible things in his childhood, but he certainly emerged from it a fully-rounded and amazingly talented human being. Jx
DeleteWHAT? How can this be? He is a boy... a mere boy, I tell you. I remember him with The Specials first... that is how I think of and remember him. Too soon, indeed. Act II - He was just getting to the best part...
ReplyDeleteIt was quite a shock to lose him so soon. A mere four years older than me. Jx
DeleteGosh how sad he was the same age as me. Loved him and the Specials. anther great loss.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Jx
DeleteI admit I had to resort to Google.But the song has been with me through many aliterations. And now I can add his version.
ReplyDeleteI assume you mean It Ain't What You Do...? What about the rest? Had you never heard of The Specials? How strange. Jx
DeleteIt's awful news
ReplyDelete2022 is turning into yet another bad year for losses. Sigh. Jx
DeleteHorrible news. We were only playing The Specials version of "Enjoy yourself, its later than you think" on Friday evening. I loved his stuff. I think I was the only person who actually bought his first solo album "Home". A real loss. xxx
ReplyDelete"If you ever think of me
DeleteI'll be thinking of you
Through thick and thin
I bear it and grin and never give in"
Indeed. Jx
PS You probably were the only person who bought his solo album. Worth a fortune now, I'd imagine.