Jerry Dammers

About Jerry Dammers

Jeremy David Hounsell Dammers is a British musician who was a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry-based ska band the Specials and later the Spatial AKA Orchestra. Dammers is a pivotal figure of the ska revival through his foundation of the label 2 Tone Records, his work blending political lyrics and punk with Jamaican music, and his incorporation of 1960s retro clothing. He has also been acknowledged for his work in promoting racial unity.