Let him who is without sin cast the first stone. I watched Years Go By on TV when I was about 15; I was really impressed by his voice, and by his handsomeness. That song has kept bubbling up in my mind for years since then. I think that such a talent deserves good feelings and better hopes for the future, whatever the past. Hope he will get soon over his problems and be soon able to make music again.

The Specials led off with Dandy Livingstone's " Rudy, A Message to You" (slightly altering the title to "A Message to You, Rudy") and also had covers of Prince Buster and Toots & the Maytals songs from the late 1960s. In 1980, the EP Too Much Too Young (predominantly credited to the Special A.K.A.) was a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart, [3] despite controversy over the song's lyrics, which reference teen pregnancy and promote contraception. [10]A couple of years ago, Stan and his son were walking in Petersfield Park and met a local lawyer who knew Stan well. They exchanged some stories and laughs and Stan continued on his way. The lawyer called out to Stan's son to return and quietly told him ''Your Dad is one of the good ones, one of the really good ones.'' The Chancellor set out his road map for the rebalancing of the books following… TAX - 3 Ways For Your Business To Get Ahead Stan Campbell While new law is, perhaps, taking the limelight in the current Covid related economic climate, one… A welcome revolution in the ownership of NHS Community Estate

The Specials join Blur for London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony". Birmingham Post. 21 February 2012 . Retrieved 23 April 2018. Bradbury continued through the Special AKA era, then formed the band JB's Allstars, before moving into production. He joined Special Beat for several years, then a reformed Selecter, before retiring from music to work as an IT specialist. [14] He rejoined the band for their 2009 reunion, and continued to perform with them until his death in 2015.Dakar: I’d written The Boiler for the Bodysnatchers. A friend had been raped in different circumstances to the song, but the lyrics reflected her fear and terror. Some idiot on Capitol Radio played it at 9am on a Saturday. Complaints flooded in. It was taken out of shops but reached No 35. Jerry fiddled with The Boiler for a year, and he did the same thing with Ghost Town. It was more than perfectionism – I think it was performance anxiety. He was worried about failing, not being the best, but to his credit, he had much more of a sense of posterity than anyone else. One day Jerry came into the rehearsal room with a chorus, “Free Nelson Mandela …” I phoned Artists Against Apartheid to get information about Mandela and came up with: “Shoes too small to fit his feet, he pleaded the cause of the ANC.” Panter: The Specials were crumbling making the second album [More Specials, 1980, produced by Dammers]. We divided between those who wanted to stay ska and those, obviously Jerry, who wanted to experiment. Plus, the schedule was so intense. Stimulants around. We were burning ourselves out. Jerry was furious when Neville and Lynval went out and bought BMWs. Roddy came in with a load of power pop songs and Jerry said: “These are awful. Go away and write something better.” So Roddy wrote Rat Race. Sutherland, Mark (13 August 2013). "The Specials join Blur for London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 April 2018. John specialises in the field of commercial tax generally, arising on all commercial and corporate transactions and advising on all aspects of corporation tax, income tax, NIC, capital allowances, capital gains tax, VAT, stamp duty and stamp duty land tax. John regularly advises on the tax aspects of all types of commercial agreements and mergers and acquisitions, focusing on tax minimisation and the allocation of risk.

London 2012: Blur to headline Olympics closing show". BBC News. BBC. 21 February 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2012. thanxs for the post and the whole blog, Marco. It's great!. I'm reading the specials biography these days and it says that during the recording of "in the studio" Stan attitude was quite unbearable, threatening to quit any time he fronted a hard situation. it looks like he was in his way to madness... Nelson Mandela" (known in some versions as " Free Nelson Mandela") is a song written by British musician Jerry Dammers, and performed by the band the Special A.K.A. with a lead vocal by Stan Campbell. It was first released on the single "Nelson Mandela"/"Break Down the Door" in 1984. Anna Hart, Louise Watson-Jones, Stan Campbell What does the government’s long-awaited White Paper on adult social care reform mean for… Lagging Behind – The Supply Side Challenge for Retirement Housing

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This was and is a fantastic album. What a soulful voice and intelligent selection of songs. I've actually got a signed copy on vinyl. Wonder what it's worth After being released by the Eagles in April 1962, [7] Campbell signed with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League. [8] He appeared in 14 games for the Raiders during the 1962 season. [1] Family and later years [ edit ]