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Apr 30, 2021 · 2 Tone Records began in a Coventry flat in 1979 and peaked two years later, when the Specials’ era-defining Ghost Town went to No 1 as riots blazed around a UK in recession.
Aug 19, 2019 · A former entertainment editor at the Bath Chronicle newspaper, he’s interviewed countless big names from the world of rock and pop including Robert Plant and John Lydon, as well as members of The Specials, The Selecter, The Cure, The Go-Go's and Echo & The Bunnymen. With its message of unity, 2 Tone burned bright as the embers of punk faded ...
- Dan Biggane
Mar 22, 2024 · BBC. 2 Tone music started in Coventry in the 1970s. Here’s a quick guide introducing the style if you haven’t heard of it before. What is 2 Tone music? 2 Tone music was a blend of Jamaican...
Aug 27, 2015 · The 2 Tone imprint and the early-'80s UK working-class youth movement it spawned had a tremendous influence on Stefani, Rancid founder Tim Armstrong, and the handful of other American kids who ...
- Kenneth Partridge
Its name derives from 2 Tone Records, a record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of The Specials, and references a desire to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Thatcher-era Britain: many two-tone groups, such as The Specials, The Selecter, and The Beat featured a mix of black, white, and multiracial people.
Jun 9, 2021 · The 2 Tone sound was born, incarnated in The Specials. Photo: © Toni Tye With his manic toothless grin, the young Dammers hardly presented the classic image of a Svengali, but what the exhibition makes clear is how focused he was on creating not just a group, but a whole scene.
