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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | The band that would become the Specials was formed as the Coventry Automatics in 1977 in Coventry, England. Leading members of Britain's second-wave ska revival, their sound - popularly known as 2 Tone - was a combination of danceable Ska and energetic Punk Rock, popular in Britain at the time. Their most recognised, seven man line-up consisted of Terry Hall (vocals), Neville Staple (vocals, toasting), Jerry Dammers (organ, main songwriter), Roddy Radiation (lead guitar), Lynval Golding (rhythm guitar), Horace Panter (bass guitar) and John Bradbury (drums). Horn players Rico Rodriguez (trombone) and Dick Cuthell (trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn) were included as honourary members during their late-seventies heyday. |
