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CWR,9 mins

40 years of Ghost Town: a Specials celebration

Reggae Got Soul

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Forty years ago, The Specials recorded one of their most significant hits. "Ghost Town" put 2Tone music on the map, and gave a voice to people from Coventry. To remember that moment at Woodbine Studios in Leamington, a plaque has been put up celebrating the band's contribution to music. Âé¶¹Éç CWR presenter Dave Marshall Barrett has been talking to John Rivers, the owner of the studio, about what it means to be recognised.

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