Singer Terry Hall passes away;5 things about Hall

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The band confirmed Hall's passing and released a statement on Instagram

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The band described him as "one of the kindest, funniest and most genuine of souls"

Ska band The Specials were known for their famous tracks such as Ghost Town and Gangsters

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Terry Hall was born in 1959 in England

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Hall was kidnapped by a teacher at the age of 12 and went into depression

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After being kidnapped and sexually assaulted for four days

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The most famous track by the English ska band The Specials is known as Ghost Town

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Hall formed the Fun Boy Three with his Specials bandmates, Linval Golding and Neville Staples

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