Ska Boom-Episode 005: Lynval Golding Part 1

Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast

I’m excited to share part one of a two-part interview I conducted with Lynval Golding for the Ska Boom podcast. Lynval is best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the The Specials. He later went on to co-found the Fun Boy Three with his bandmates Terry Hall and Neville Staple and later joined the Special Beat a super group featuring members of The Specials and The English Beat who toured the world in the early 90s and helped popularize ska here in the US. He has been the driving force behind the reunited version of The Specials and that patience and hard work resulted in a UK #1 for their album Encore released last year. Though I wasn’t able to connect with Lynval while I was writing my book, in this first part of the interview, he patiently answered my many questions about The Specials and their experiences touring America and addresses the friction in the band that arose while they were touring the U.S. in 1981and that ultimately led to their split and the formation of the Fun Boy Three after Ghost Town reached number 1 in the UK charts If you are a fan of The Specials, Fun Boy Three of 2 Tone, you won't want to miss this one. So sit back and enjoy Lynval Golding! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices