Original rude boy Neville Staple (The Specials / Fun Boy Three / Special Beat / The Neville Staple Band / From The Specials) has sadly announced that he has to cancel all upcoming live dates and festival appearances due to a serious heart defect. Staple was a core member of the legendary two tone band The Specials and after the dissolution of the influential band he was a member of Fun Boy Three with the late Terry Hall and Lynval Golding, since then has collabortaed with many of the bands that formed the third wave of ska and continued to release solo recordings. Neville Staple continued to tour until last year with From The Specials and was a fixture on the festival circuit. His impact on the ska and punk scene cannot be underestimated, the photograph below is taken from one of the many ...