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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63

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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63

The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the frontman of the Specials.

By Alex Williams

Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79

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Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79

As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

12 New Christmas Songs for a Vast Array of Holiday Moods

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12 New Christmas Songs for a Vast Array of Holiday Moods

Hear tracks by the Linda Lindas, David Byrne, Summer Walker and others that lean cozy, confrontational and lightly comedic.

By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz

The Artists We Lost in 2022, in Their Words

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The Artists We Lost in 2022, in Their Words

By Gabe Cohn