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The Specials

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Aliases
The Special A.K.A.
The Special AKA
Country
United Kingdom
Comments
Ska band.
Members
Lynval Golding Guitars. vocals, harmonica
Jerry Dammers
Terry Hall
Neville Staple
Rico Rodriguez
Roddy Radiation
John Bradbury
Horace Panter
Rhoda Dakar Vocalist in The Special AKA
Related
Fun Boy Three
Special Beat
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
November 3, 1979 (3 artists)
November 3, 1979 (7 artists)
November 3, 1979 (2 artists)
November 3, 1979 (5 artists)
October 4, 1980 (9 artists)
June 1981 (7 artists)
June 1981 (22 artists)
October 4, 1980 (5 artists)
October 4, 1980 The Suppliers [1]
October 4, 1980 (2 artists)
October 4, 1980 Theatre of Ghosts
November 3, 1979 Newtown Killers
1982 Apopo
November 3, 1979 (7 artists)
October 4, 1980 (3 artists)
1984 (2 artists)
October 27, 1979 (6 artists)
October 4, 1980 Too Many Crooks
August 1983 (4 artists)
1998 The Priscillas
May 1980 (8 artists)
November 3, 1979 The Rough Kutz
September 1980 (3 artists)
November 3, 1979 (2 artists)
1984 (2 artists)
June 1981 Urang Matang

Covers by The Specials

Title Performer Release date Originally by
April 15, 1996 Desmond Dekker and The Aces - The Beverley's All Stars
October 1, 2021 (unknown)
April 15, 1996 The Monkees
February 1, 2019 Louis Armstrong
October 27, 1979 Dandy
October 1, 2021 Brownie McGhee
February 1, 2019 The Equals
February 17, 2000 The Valentines [JM]
1993 Justin Hinds with The Dominoes, Tommy McCook & His Ska-Talite
1993 The Tams, Delroy Wilson
  April 15, 1996 Ewan MacColl PRF,REL
November 3, 1979 Rufus Thomas
Double Barrel The Specials 2001 Unverified
1993 Clue J. and His Blues Blasters, vocals by Theophilus Beckford
October 4, 1980 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charlie Shavers, Lucy Ann Polk, Sonny Calello and The Vee Tones
October 1, 2021 Leonard Cohen
Everybody Knows The Specials August 16, 2021 Unverified
October 1, 2021 The Staple Singers
June 1988 The Special AKA
October 1, 2021 Chip Taylor & The New Ukrainians
March 30, 1979 Prince Buster & The All Stars
Covered by (13 artists)
October 1, 2021 The Wailers
April 15, 1996 Ken Boothe
April 15, 1996 The Heptones
October 1, 2021 Malvina Reynolds
October 1, 2021 Malvina Reynolds accompanied by Erik Darling
February 17, 2000 Owen Gray
1993 Jimmy Cliff
1993 Desmond Dekker and The Cherry Pies
October 1, 2021 Talking Heads
January 1980 Tony Scott [reggae], Symarip, The Pioneers, Harry J All Stars
April 15, 1996 Peter Touch
December 13, 1980 Bob Dylan
i February 17, 2000 Herbie Mann
November 3, 1979 Toots and The Maytals
October 1, 2021 Jerry McCain and His Upstarts
April 15, 1996 The Maytals
February 1, 2019 Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]
  1998 Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith and Orch. REL, Huey Smith and Gerri Hall REC
April 15, 1996 The Wailers
October 4, 1980 Rex Garvin and The Mighty Cravers
February 17, 2000 Starlites [JM]
October 1, 2021 The Gateway Trio
April 15, 1996 The Clash
i April 15, 1996 The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1993 Hopeton Lewis
January 1980 The Mitch Miller Sing-Along Chorus
February 1, 2019 Fun Boy Three
April 15, 1996 Slim Smith
November 3, 1979 Prince Buster and The All Stars
November 3, 1979 Lloyd Terrell
Covered by (11 artists)
October 1, 2021 The Mothers of Invention
February 17, 2000 Sam and Dave
November 3, 1979 Andy & Joey

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