The Specials star had pancreatic cancer which spread to his liver, says bassist Horace Panter.
Madness, who were also at the forefront of the 80s ska movement, shared a black and white picture of Hall on Twitter, writing: "A terrible loss to all of us, way too young, RIP Terry Hall."
And Billy Bragg recalled: "The Specials were a celebration of how British culture was invigorated by Caribbean immigration but the onstage demeanour of their lead singer was a reminder that they were in the serious business of challenging our perception of who we were in the late 1970s." The Specials were formed in Hall's home city of Coventry in 1977 by Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter - with Hall, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers and John Bradbury joining a year later.The Specials were one of the biggest and most influential bands of their era
They scored seven consecutive top 10 hits with tracks like Gangsters, A Message To You Rudy, Too Much, Too Young and Ghost Town before Hall left to form Fun Boy Three in 1981. He rejoined the band for a reunion tour in 2008; and they scored their first ever number one album with 2019's Encore.In a statement, they asked for privacy, adding: "He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and leaves behind the gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity."
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