What is The Specials?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = The Specials | Img = The SpecialsBrixton2009.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = The Specials performing at [[Brixton Academy]], London, May 2009 as part of their 30th anniversary tour. | Img_size = | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Coventry]], [[England]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[2 Tone]], [[ska]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1977–1984, 1996–2001, 2008–present | Label = [[2 Tone Records|2 Tone]], [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], Kuff | Associated_acts = [[Fun Boy Three]], [[The Spatial AKA Orchestra]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.thespecials.com/}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Terry Hall (singer)|Terry Hall]]<br/>[[Neville Staple]]<br/>[[Horace Panter]]<br/>[[Roddy Radiation|Roddy Byers]]<br/>[[Lynval Golding]]<br>[[John Bradbury (drummer)|John Bradbury]] | Past_members = [[Jerry Dammers]]<br/>Silverton Hutchinson }} '''The Specials''' were an [[England|English]] [[new wave]]/[[ska]] [[band]]. They were originally from [[Coventry]], [[England]] and formed in 1977. They were part of the ska revival in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the late [[1970s]] and early [[1980s]]. During the ska revival, bands began playing [[1960s]]-style [[Jamaica]]n ska [[music]]. The Specials often mixed other [[Popular music|popular]] music styles from the 1970s and 1980s into their music, such as [[punk rock]]. {{music-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Specials, The}} [[Category:1977 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1970s British music groups]] [[Category:1980s British music groups]] [[Category:1990s British music groups]] [[Category:2000s British music groups]] [[Category: