Terence Edward Hall(March 19, 1965)is a musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Specials and Fun Boy Three. Throughout his career Hall has He started as the Coventry Automatics which became The Specials in early 1979. They released a number of hit singles throughout the ’80s and are probably the most popular 2nd Wave ska band. The band tackled subjects from racial injustice to being a rowdy rude boy. After the band’s last big single Hall left the band and formed the new wave and pop band Fun Boy Three with a few members of the Specials. The band found moderate success releasing a few hit singles. Hall would go on to form The Colourfield another new wave and pop band. They also found moderate success in the U.K. Hall went solo in 1994 and released 2 solo albums. Hall has worked with various artists. I began listening to ska and The Specials in particular in the late '90s and early 2000s. Terry seems like most he's connected to what he is singing even though he may not have written it. Throughout his career, he has been working and providing vocals for Gorillaz and Dub Pistols. The Specials and Terry Hall play a big part in the 2ndWave ska movement scene. Hall and The Specials influence true ska fans and artists today.
