Jerry Dammers (born Jeremy Dammers on 22 May1955, in Ootacamund, India) was the founder and keyboard player of the Coventry-based ska band, The Specials (later changed to The Special A.K.A.). May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began as early as the 1930s. ... The Specials are a British band formed in 1977 in Coventry (see 1977 in music). ...
He also contributed in founding the 2 Tone record label, which helped to popularize the new ska sound in the 1980s. He became a noted anti-apartheid campaigner, writing the song "Free Nelson Mandela" about the jailed South AfricanANC leader; plus organizing the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert, which was broadcast worldwide from London's Wembley Stadium, on June 11, 1988. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began as early as the 1930s. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... Mandela redirects here. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party supported by a tripartite alliance between itself, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
While Dammers has fallen out of the spotlight in recent years, he still regularly DJs in Englishclubs. A disc jockey scratching a record. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ...
The highly respected anti-racist song writer/musician and DJJerryDammers was in Glasgow on Tuesday to provide a DJ set at the Madness concert in the SECC.
Dammers stopped by the SRTRC offices to lend his support for the campaign and to ask for Scottish bands, DJs and promoters to get involved with Love Music Hate Racism by putting on anti-racist concerts in their home towns.
JerryDammers was the founder and keyboard player of the Coventry-based ska band, The Specials (later changed to The Special A.K.A.).
JerryDammers (born Jeremy Dammers on 22 May1954, in Ootacamund, India) was the founder and keyboard player of the Coventry-based punkska band, The Specials (later changed to The Special A.K.A.).
He became a noted anti-apartheid campaigner, writing the song "Free Nelson Mandela" about the jailed South African ANC leader; plus organizing the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert, which was broadcast worldwide from London's Wembley Stadium, on June 11, 1988.
While Dammers has fallen out of the spotlight in recent years, he still regularly DJs in English clubs.
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