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22 MAY 1955 JERRY DAMMERS

Jerry Dammers

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Jerry Dammers
Birth nameJeremy David Hounsell Dammers
Born22 May 1955 (age 61)
Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India
OriginCoventry, England
GenresSka
Occupation(s)Keyboardist, songwriter, disc jockey
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active1977–present
Labels2 Tone Records (as per The Specials)
Associated actsThe Specials The Special AKA The Spatial AKA Orchestra
Jeremy David Hounsell "Jerry" Dammers,[1] (born 22 May 1955) is a British musician who is a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry, England based ska revival band The Specials, The Special A.K.A. and The Spatial AKA Orchestra.

Biography[edit]

Dammers was born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, South India, the son of Horace Dammers who was later Dean of Bristol Cathedral from 1973 to 1987. Jerry Dammers attended King Henry VIII School, Coventry.
Dammers was a Mod in the 1960s, then became a hippie, before becoming a skinhead.[2] He had been a member of The Cissy Stone Soul Band, and studied art at Coventry's Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University), where he met Horace Panter.[2]
He founded 2 Tone Records,[3] which helped develop the 1970s/1980s ska revival. He became an anti-apartheid campaigner, helping to create Artists Against Apartheid in the U.S., and writing the song "Free Nelson Mandela" about the jailed African National Congress leader in South Africa. In 1985, in the wake of the Band Aid single, he organised the recording and release of the "Starvation" single, a version of The Pioneers' 1969 song, in aid of famine relief in Africa, featuring members of The Special AKA, UB40, Madness, The Pioneers, and The Beat.[4] In early 1986, he took part in the Red Wedge tour that also featured The Style Council, The Communards, Junior Giscombe, Lorna Gee and other special guests. He also introduced Simple Minds to producer Tony Hollingsworth and they became the first major act to agree to perform at Hollingsworth's Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, which was broadcast worldwide from London's Wembley Stadium, on 11 June 1988. That same year, he briefly played with the re-formed Madness on their single "I Pronounce You" and its attendant album, The Madness.
In October 2000 Dammers received Q Magazine's Q Merit Award at London's Park Lane Hotel.[5]
Dammers still regularly DJs in English nightclubs, as well as performing with his band, The Spatial AKA Orchestra, playing his own compositions and tributes to Sun Ra and other experimental jazz artists. The band features established jazz musicians Zoe Rahman, Larry Stabbins and Denys Baptiste. They perform in elaborate Ancient Egyptian and outer space-themed costumes, and share the stage with bizarre props such as model alien heads and mummy Sarcophagi. Renowned trombonist Rico Rodriguez also featured in a number of shows.
In November 2006, Dammers was awarded an honorary degree from Coventry University, celebrating by DJing at the launch party of the Coventry branch of the Love Music Hate Racism organisation. In the same month, he attended a private viewing of a Harry Pyecurated art exhibition in east London that featured paintings of bands and singers that had once been championed by the late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. Dammers read out a four-page poem, in which he thanked Peel for helping his own band, and for supporting blackmusicians.
Carl Barât of The Libertines included a Dammers composition, "Too Much Too Young", on his personal compilation album Under The Influence. Pete Doherty, former member of The Libertines, namechecked "What I Like Most About You is Your Girlfriend" on Down in Albion, the first Babyshambles album. The song "Merry Go Round" contains the lyrics "He says, 'What I like most about you, Pete/Is your girlfriend and your shoes.'" Those who have recorded a song written by Dammers include Tricky ("Ghost Town"), The Prodigy ("Ghost Town") and Elvis Costello ("What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend").
Dammers has produced singles for Robert Wyatt, The Untouchables, UB40 and Junior Delgado. He contributed "Riot City" to the soundtrack of the Julien Temple film, Absolute Beginners, and "Brightlights" to the compilation album Jamming: A New Optimism.
In April 2014, Dammers received the South African Companions of OR Tambo order in silver award, a national honour, for his role in the anti-apartheid movement. "It feels fantastic. It is a real honour to be considered for this, especially when I compare what little I did to the work of those who sacrificed their lives, I am humbled," he said.[6] In November 2015 he received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University [7]

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    Jeremy David Hounsell "Jerry" Dammers, is a British musician who is a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry, England based ska revival band The Specials, The Special A.K.A. and The Spatial AKA Orchestra. Wikipedia
    Born: May 22, 1955 (age 61), Ooty
    Genre: Ska
    Record label: 2 Tone Records
    Music group: The Specials
    Movies: Dance Craze
    Songs
    Ghost Town
    1980
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    A Message to You Rudy
    1979
    The Specials
    Little Bitch
    1979
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    Monkey Man
    1979
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    Too Much Too Young
    1979
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    Gangsters
    1979
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    Nelson Mandela
    1984
    In the Studio
    You're Wondering Now
    1979
    The Specials
    Rat Race
    1980
    More Specials
    Racist Friend
    1984
    In the Studio
    Enjoy Yourself
    1980
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    Do the Dog
    1979
    The Specials
    Friday Night, Saturday Morning
    1980
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    Hey, Little Rich Girl
    1980
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    Pressure Drop
    1996
    Today's Specials
    Skinhead Symphony
    1979
    The Specials
    Do Nothing
    1980
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    Man at C&A
    1980
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    Nite Klub
    1979
    The Specials
    Alcohol
    1984
    In the Studio
    Concrete Jungle
    1979
    The Specials
    Doesn't Make It Alright
    1979
    The Specials
    Stupid Marriage
    1979
    The Specials
    Dirty Old Town
    1996
    Today's Specials
    Blank Expression
    1979
    The Specials
    Too Hot
    1979
    The Specials
    Girlfriend
    1984
    In the Studio
    Long Shot
    1992
    Live at the Moonlight Club
    Why?
    1980
    More Specials
    Skinhead Moonstomp
    1992
    Live: Too Much Too Young
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    1980
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    1979
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