The Specials lead singer Terry Hall dies aged 63

The band made a name with their ska and rocksteady style, and for providing a musical backdrop to economic recession, urban decay and societal fracture in the early 1980s.

Terry Hall from The Specials during the filming for the Graham Norton Show (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died at the age of 63, the band has announced.

The singer-songwriter rose to fame as part of the band, who were pioneers of the ska scene in the UK.