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    • The Specials - British singer Neville Staples performs on stage with his band 'The Specials' during the 22nd edition of the Eurockeennes Music Festival on July 3, 2010, in Belfort, eastern France. The Eurockeennes Music Festival runs until July 4, 2010 and hosts 80 concerts on five stages.
    • The Specials - English singer Terry Hall performs on stage with his band 'The Specials' during the 22nd edition of the Eurockeennes Music Festival on July 3, 2010, in Belfort, eastern France. The Eurockeennes Music Festival runs until July 4, 2010 and hosts 80 concerts on five stages.
    • The Specials - British guitarist Lynval Golding performs on stage with his band 'The Specials' during the 22nd edition of the Eurockeennes Music Festival on July 3, 2010, in Belfort, eastern France. The Eurockeennes Music Festival runs until July 4, 2010 and hosts 80 concerts on five stages.
    • The Specials - British guitarist Lynval Golding performs on stage with his band 'The Specials' during the 22nd edition of the Eurockeennes Music Festival on July 3, 2010, in Belfort, eastern France. The Eurockeennes Music Festival runs until July 4, 2010 and hosts 80 concerts on five stages.
    • The Specials - British guitarist Lynval Golding performs on stage with his band 'The Specials' during the 22nd edition of the Eurockeennes Music Festival on July 3, 2010, in Belfort, eastern France. The Eurockeennes Music Festival runs until July 4, 2010 and hosts 80 concerts on five stages.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Neville Staple of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Neville Staple of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Neville Staple of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Neville Staple of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musicians Lynval Golding and Neville Staple of The Specials backstage during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
    • The Specials - INDIO, CA - APRIL 16: Musician Lynval Golding of The Specials performs during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
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    True innovators of the punk era, the Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude, and taking on a more focused and informed political and social stance than their predecessors and peers. The band was originally formed in Coventry, in 1977, as the Coventry Automatics and later the Special A.K.A. by ...more
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