The Specials April 20, 2010

This U.K. band formed in 1977 and their music combined a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude." After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, the band broke up. In 2009 (most of) the original band reunited for a U.K. tour and will tour the U.S. in 2010.