|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:band
|
|
gptkbp:activeYears
|
2008–present
1977–1984
1993–1998
|
|
gptkbp:associatedAct
|
gptkb:Madness
gptkb:The_Beat
gptkb:Fun_Boy_Three
gptkb:The_Selecter
|
|
gptkbp:award
|
gptkb:NME_Award_for_Best_Single_(Ghost_Town,_1981)
|
|
gptkbp:country
|
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
|
gptkbp:debutAlbum
|
gptkb:The_Specials
|
|
gptkbp:debutYear
|
1979
|
|
gptkbp:disbanded
|
1984
|
|
gptkbp:formedIn
|
1977
|
|
gptkbp:founder
|
gptkb:Jerry_Dammers
|
|
gptkbp:genre
|
gptkb:2_Tone
new wave
ska
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
The Specials
|
|
gptkbp:influencedBy
|
punk rock
Jamaican ska
|
|
gptkbp:language
|
English
|
|
gptkbp:member
|
gptkb:John_Bradbury
gptkb:Terry_Hall
gptkb:Horace_Panter
gptkb:Jerry_Dammers
gptkb:Lynval_Golding
gptkb:Neville_Staple
gptkb:Roddy_Radiation
|
|
gptkbp:notableEvent
|
Ghost Town reached UK No. 1 in 1981
Key figures in the 2 Tone ska revival movement
Performed on BBC's Top of the Pops
|
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
gptkb:30th_Anniversary_Tour_(2009)
|
|
gptkbp:notableMember
|
gptkb:John_Bradbury
gptkb:Terry_Hall
gptkb:Horace_Panter
gptkb:Jerry_Dammers
gptkb:Lynval_Golding
gptkb:Neville_Staple
gptkb:Roddy_Radiation
|
|
gptkbp:notableWork
|
gptkb:A_Message_to_You_Rudy
gptkb:Ghost_Town
gptkb:Too_Much_Too_Young
gptkb:Gangsters
Do Nothing
|
|
gptkbp:origin
|
gptkb:Coventry,_England
|
|
gptkbp:recordLabel
|
gptkb:Chrysalis_Records
gptkb:2_Tone_Records
|
|
gptkbp:reformed
|
1993
2008
|
|
gptkbp:website
|
https://www.thespecials.com/
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:BMG_Rights_Management
gptkb:James_Gunn
gptkb:Q_Award
gptkb:Terry_Hall
gptkb:Blue_Raincoat_Music
gptkb:NME_Awards
gptkb:Virgin_EMI
gptkb:Dan_Weingarten
gptkb:New_wave
gptkb:No_Doubt
gptkb:The_Ivors_Novello_Inspiration_Award
gptkb:Eden_Sessions
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
|