Terry Hall
Birthday: 1959-03-19
Place of Birth: Coventry, England, UK
Biography: Terry Hall was a singer, songwriter, actor, and composer. He's best known as founder and lead-singer of the ska-punk band The Specials, as well as founding bands Fun Boy Three and Colour Field, before going on to work as a solo artist and composer. Hall has also done work with other bands, such as the Go-Gos (co-writing their hit "Our Lips Are Sealed" with Jane Wiedlin) and appearing in No Doubt's music video for "Sunday Morning."
Movies
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Cl...
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Help! War Child
The story of the 1995 charity compilation album, "Help!", released to raise funds for the War Child ...
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Oscar
Writer Michael Bracewell presents an unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wi...
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Dance Craze
Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shots of the English 2-Tone movement ...
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A Song for Eurotrash
A satirical look at Eurovision featuring cover versions of classic songs....
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The Specials: A Message to You
The Specials don’t just write memorable songs - they soundtrack moments in history. This film explor...
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Rock Goes to College: The Specials
The student-taunting Specials perform at the Colchester Institute in 1979, playing hits such as Rat ...
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Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)
Adrian Thrills investigates a new and exhilarating musical blend which is taking the country by stor...
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…Sings Musicals
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Se...
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The Specials Live in Session for 6 Music
The Specials started making music in the late 1970s and pioneered the 2 Tone movement. They are live...
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The Specials: Follies
The English ska band, The Specials, perform live in the RTBF studio in Brussels, Belgium....
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Do You Remember the First Time?
An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebriti...
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The Specials: Too Much, Too Young
Groundbreaking U.K. band the Specials bring their infectious blend of punk and reggae to New York. R...
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The Specials: 30th Anniversary Tour
Filmed at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in front of an adoring home crowd, the show was the biggest r...
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The Go-Go's
As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1 album, Th...
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 K...
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Fun Boy Three: The Complete Fun Boy Three
Promo Videos The Lunatics Have Take Over The Asylum T'Aint What You Do (It'sThe Way That you Do It...
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The Specials: Live In Japan
The Specials first Japan tour in 1980. 1. Rude Boys Outta Jail 2. It's Up To You 3. Hey Little Ri...
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