ON JANUARY 11, 2023 following the sad news of The Specials frontman Terry Hall’s passing the previous month, Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers BEM called for a 2-Tone statue in the city.
There are calls for 2-Tone and the Specials to be taken seriously in the Coventry, for some kind of permanent monument to be put up in the city (probably a depiction of Walt Jabsco the 2-Tone man), something that I have personally been banging on about for years.
This goes out to all the councillors and all the movers and shakers in the Coventry University, Coventry Council, CCFC, Warwick University are you reading this?
These musicians have done so much for the city, they put Coventry on the international map.
Without 2-Tone we would never have got the City of Culture, now is the time to have a focal point in the city dedicated to this unique genre and I’m happy to join any group that will look into the funding of such a statue.
I have launched a Facebook page – search for ‘A statue for 2-Tone’ on Facebook to find it.
Warning I won’t let this one lie – we will make it happen.
Where would you put such a tribute?
The Canal Basin, University Square or maybe the Precinct or even at the 2-Tone Village? Please tell us your thoughts.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Should there be a 2-Tone statue in Coventry? Email [email protected] with your views.
