Biography
Singer and songwriter, as the frontman for the band The Specials, Hall shot to stardom in Britain in the early '80s, singing such classic ska-revival singles as "Gangsters," "Nite Klub," and "Ghost Town". For the next two years, the Specials were one of the most popular and influential bands in the U.K., scoring a streak of seven straight Top Ten singles. Their popularity culminated with the prophetic "Ghost Town," which spent three weeks at number one in the summer of 1981. The "Ghost Town" single was the last to feature Terry Hall and the original lineup -- after its release Hall split with the group's other two vocalists, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples, to form the Fun Boy Three. Where the Specials were a ska-revival band, the Fun Boy Three was a new wave pop group with distinctly weird, skeletal and experimental overtones Fun Boy Three were successful, but he disbanded them within two years to form Colourfield, which led to 'Terry, Blair, and Anouchka' and then to a duo with David Stewart, called Vegas in 1992-1993. After its release, Hall collaborated on a new single, "Chasing a Rainbow," with Blur's Damon Albarn. The single was a minor hit and was added to a re-release of Home later in the year. Early in 1996, Terry Hall was featured in Tricky's side-project Nearly God, singing on the single "Poems". Terry Hall also worked with The Lightning Seeds a lot in their early days, and continues to be involved in a variety of collaborative projects.

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