Terry Hall death: Elvis Costello and UB40 lead tributes to Specials frontman Terry Hall

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tributes have poured in from across the music industry following the news of The Specials frontman Terry Hall’s death. “Sad to receive the news of Terry Hall’s passing last night from Lynval Golding,” he wrote. Terrible news to hear this.” UB40 have also expressed their sadness at the news of Hall’s death: “We are very sad to hear of the passing of Terry Hall the lead singer of @thespecials. “I’m in shock that one of my favourite singer songwriters, Terry Hall has passed away.” “The Specials represent my youth, they represent everything about my teenage years, they were THE BAND that got us out of our homes and into the school discos & clubs!” he added.