- country:United Kingdom
- style(s):Pop, Ska
- label:Cleopatra
- type:Band
- gender:male
- instrumentation:vocal, percussion, brass, piano, guitar
- artist contact:Midnight Mango Ltd
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Neville Staple, Legendary front man of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and Special Beat, also known as The Original Rude Boy, is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once but twice.
He celebrates a super 45-year career in the music business which is well documented. Neville’s 2-Tone legacy is huge. 2-Tone fused traditional ska music with punk rock attitude, energy and musical elements.
The movement helped to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Thatcher-era Britain. The actual black and white chequered imagery of 2 Tone has become almost as famous as the music itself.