The Specials announce the death of their drummer John Bradbury

The Specials are in mourning after their drummer John ‘Brad’ Bradbury has died aged 62.

News of his death was confirmed by the band on Tuesday via their Twitter account. https://twitter.com/thespecials/status/681848461810089985 The Coventry-born musician was a member of both the Specials and the Special AKA, who formed after the band split in 1981 – as well as fronting his own soul revue band JBs Allstars. The news came the same day as Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister's sudden death.