Two-tone (music genre): Difference between revisions

'''2 Tone''' (or '''Two Tone''') was a late-1970s [[ska]] revival (2nd Wave Ska) in the UK led by [[Jerry Dammers]] and [[The Specials]]. It fused traditional ska music with [[punk rock]] attitude, energy and musical elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/ska-revival-ma0000002403|title=Ska Revival|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-specials-mn0000482334/biography|title=The Specials|author=Chris Woodstra|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> Its name came from the record label that Dammers founded, [[2 Tone Records]]. Although 2 Tone's mainstream commercial appeal was largely limited to the UK, it influenced the North American [[ska punk]] movement (also known as [[third wave ska]]) in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name=sfghistory>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/21/PKSPVIK17.DTL Selvin, Joel, ''San Francisco Chronicle'', "A brief history of ska" Sunday, 23 March 2008]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/third-wave-ska-revival-ma0000012129|title=Third Wave Ska Revival|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>