Terry Corridor of The Specials performs on stage on the O2 Academy Brixton on Could 16, 2019, in London, England.
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Terry Corridor, lead singer of the English ska band The Specials, has died. He was 63.
His band members tweeted the information on Monday and stated that Corridor died after an unspecified temporary sickness.
“It's with nice disappointment that we announce the passing, following a quick sickness, of Terry, our lovely good friend, brother and one of the good singers, songwriters and lyricists this nation has ever produced,” the band wrote.
“Terry was a beautiful husband and father and one of many kindest, funniest, and most real of souls. His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… the enjoyment, the ache, the humour, the combat for justice, however largely the love.
“He might be deeply missed by all who knew and liked him and leaves behind the reward of his exceptional music and profound humanity. Terry usually left the stage on the finish of The Specials’ life-affirming exhibits with three phrases… ‘Love Love Love’.”
Corridor joined The Specials — then named the Automatics — in 1977, in keeping with The Guardian. The band’s hits embrace “Gangsters” and “Ghost City” — the latter of which noticed industrial success, which is one thing Corridor would later say that he was uncomfortable with.
The band broke up after turning into mainstream in 1981 however Corridor would go on to play with Specials bandmates Lynval Golding and Neville Staple within the group Enjoyable Boy Three, in addition to the Colourfield.
The Specials reunited from 1993 to 1998, however with out Corridor. He did, nonetheless, be part of them for the band’s Thirtieth-anniversary tour in 2009.
Their newest file, “Protest Songs 1924-2012,” was launched in 2021.
Corridor is survived by his spouse, Lindy Heymann, his son with Heymann and two older sons along with his ex-wife, Jeanette Corridor.
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