As a bass player with The Specials in his second-hand suit and pork pie hat, Horace was a member of one of the most innovative and exciting bands to come snarling out of the punk era. Founded by Jerry Dammers, their fusion of punk, reggae, and ska created a new musical fashionspearheaded by their own Two Tone record labelthat stood for unity and racial harmony in a polarized society. This musical odyssey with The Specials moves from their early days on Coventry's punk circuit, to their chart-storming success with singles like Too Much Too Young and the eerily prescient Ghost...
As a bass player with The Specials in his second-hand suit and pork pie hat, Horace was a member of one of the most innovative and exciting bands to c...
Horace Panter, aka Sir Horace Gentleman, is a founder member of The Specials, one of the seminal bands of the post-Punk era. In parallel with his musical career Panter has established himself as a prolific and gifted painter. Inspired by Pop Art, Rousseau and the Abstract Expressionists, he has created a distinguished body of work. 'Art' showcases Panter's finest paintings to date, in several thematic series - Sony Walkman and cassette paintings, rock stars, blues icons, robots - and a number of striking portraits of friends, colleagues and strangers. This collection of images is by turns...
Horace Panter, aka Sir Horace Gentleman, is a founder member of The Specials, one of the seminal bands of the post-Punk era. In parallel with his musi...
