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Apr 30, 2021 · Jerry Dammers (founder, the Specials, 2 Tone): Neol Davies – the white member of the Selecter – and I had played with the reggae musicians that would later be in that band. I’d written...
Jun 9, 2021 · When he realised just how uneasily punk’s literal speed-freak tendencies fit with reggae’s stoned slowness, he turned instead to its older, faster cousin: ska. The 2 Tone sound was born, incarnated in The Specials. Photo: © Toni Tye.
In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues, racism, class and gender struggles.
Jun 27, 2022 · The Eternal Dark Heart of Empire. If You Build Them, They Will Come. The Dawning of A New Era – A Brief History of 2-Tone and The Specials. Graeme McIver looks at the enduring appeal of 2-Tone, a musical movement that provided the focus for young people to take a stand against Thatcher’s Government and the social conditions of the early ...
Jan 30, 2023 · Filmed by Joe Massot, who co-directed Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same film, and cinematographer Joe Dunton, Dance Craze sought to document the early 2 Tone scene, which rose to national prominence after The Specials ' Jerry Dammers founded the 2 Tone Records label in 1979, releasing music by his own band, Madness, The Beat, The Selecter...
1 day ago · The Selecter were a popular 2-Tone band headed up by Pauline Black. Records / Alamy. The Specials, in particular, built an ethos on the idea that “nobody is special”, refusing the division ...
