1981 riot in Coventry
1981 saw a riot in Coventry over racism attended by boxer Errol Christie while The Specials played a gig of unity at The Butts stadium
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Neville Staple at a book signing in 2009 for Original Rude Boy
Neville Staple at book signing in 2009 for Original Rude Boy
Neville Staple joins The Specials
Tony McMahon co-wrote the biography of Neville Staple of The Specials titled Original Rude Boy published by Aurum Press in 2009
Greenham Common, CND and no nukes
The early 1980s saw a surge in anti-nuclear protest with the Greenham Common peace camp, CND and a movement against nukes
Dead Kennedys and Governor Jerry Brown
California Über Alles was an American punk onslaught by The Dead Kennedys on Democrat governor Jerry Brown in 1979