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  2. Two-tone (music genre) - Wikipedia

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    2 Tone Records. reggae rock. Two-tone or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock[citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1] Its name derives from 2 Tone Records, a record ...

  3. Ska - Wikipedia

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    The 2 tone genre, which began in the late 1970s in the Coventry area of UK, was a fusion of Jamaican ska rhythms and melodies with punk rock's more aggressive guitar chords and lyrics. [25] Compared to 1960s ska, 2 Tone music had faster tempos, fuller instrumentation, and a harder edge.

  4. 2 Tone Records - Wikipedia

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    Two-tone. Country of origin. England. Location. 51, Albany Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, England. Official website. 2-tone.info. 2 Tone Records was an English independent record label that mostly released ska and reggae -influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. It was founded by Jerry Dammers of the Specials and backed by Chrysalis ...

  5. The Selecter - Wikipedia

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    The Selecter is an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979.. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vocals, Neol Davies and Compton Amanor on guitar, Desmond Brown on Hammond organ, Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge on drums, and Charley Anderson on bass.

  6. Jerry Dammers - Wikipedia

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    2 Tone Records (as per The Specials) Jeremy David Hounsell Dammers[1] GCOT (born 22 May 1955) is a British musician who was a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry-based ska band the Specials (also known as the Special A.K.A.) and later the Spatial AKA Orchestra.

  7. The Specials - Wikipedia

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    The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. [4] After some early changes, 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 ...

  8. Too Much Pressure - Wikipedia

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    Too Much Pressure is the debut studio album by the English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter.After the band's official formation in 1979 in Coventry, following the release of a song entitled "The Selecter" by an unofficial incarnation of the band, the band's hit single "On My Radio" prompted their labels 2 Tone and Chrysalis to ask the band to record their debut album.

  9. Madness (band) - Wikipedia

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    Madness (band) Crunch! Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north west London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. [1] Madness's most successful period was from 1980 to ...