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Jeremy David Hounsell Dammers 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.
The Specials' founder and keyboardist reveals the story behind their final song and their acrimonious breakup in 1981. He talks about the "devil's chord", Roddy Byers' tantrums, and the band's legacy in the latest issue of MOJO.
9 de dic. de 2013 · Jerry Dammers: how I made Free Nelson Mandela. Jerry Dammers on how a kid from Coventry who had never heard of Nelson Mandela ended up writing a global hit that became the anti-apartheid...
20 de mar. de 2020 · Music. Why The Specials' Jerry Dammers was the Lennon and McCartney of ska. GQ editor Dylan Jones explains why The Specials' self-titled ska classic should be on your isolation rotation. By...
Jerry Dammers. From founding the Specials to forming a orchestra to pay tribute to the late Sun Ra, Jerry Dammers has never shied from embracing creative chaos, says Paul Morley. Paul...
178. 24K views 9 years ago. We chat to The Specials' founder and chief songwriter Jerry Dammers about the past, present and future of protest music, the drive behind his band and the face of...
10 de sept. de 2016 · Jerry Dammers on Prince Buster: 'The first king of Jamaican music'. It’s not just music that owes a debt to Prince Buster, it’s all of popular culture, says the founder of the Specials. Jerry...
