The Specials
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The Specials, also known as the Special A.K.A., were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. The first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple
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The Specials performing at Brixton Academy, London, May 2009 as part of their 30th anniversary tour
The Specials performing at Métropolis, Montreal, 7 July 2013
The Specials performing in 2022
Roddy Radiation
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Roderick James "Roddy" Byers, known professionally as Roddy Radiation, is an English musician who played lead guitar for the Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the
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…in Coventry. The first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Their music combined the danceable rhythms of…
Byers performing with the Specials in 2013.