Lynval Golding
Lynval Golding is a Jamaican-born British musician. His family moved from Jamaica to Gloucester, before moving to Coventry when he was eighteen. He is currently living in Gig Harbor, Washington. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2-tone band, the Specials.
He went on to co-found Fun Boy Three with Terry Hall and Neville Staple. In 2006, he toured the U.S. with The Beat, a reunion version of another second wave ska band. He started a band in Seattle, Stiff Upper Lips, that was fairly short lived, but which in 2013 re-formed as Gigantor.
In 2007, he appeared live at the Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage with Lily Allen and fellow Specials / Fun Boy Three band member Terry Hall. He also played on the Park Stage, once again with Terry Hall and also Blur frontman Damon Albarn and beatboxer Shlomo, playing a version of The Specials hit "A Message To You, Rudy". On 28 July 2007, Golding appeared with his current band, Pama International, at the Dunstaffnage music festival near Oban, Scotland.
Golding regularly tours the UK with Pama International, who have recorded three albums with his input on guitar. This band is signed to www.rockersrevolt.com, an independent record label.
He continues to tour with The Specials when not performing with Gigantor.
Personal life
In 1982, Golding was stabbed in the neck in a nightclub in Coventry, leaving him in intensive care.Discography
See also The Specials Discography, Fun Boy Three, Pama International| Artist | Title | Release date | Label | Details |
| The Special AKA | In the Studio | 1984 | 2 Tone Records | Lynval Appears on "Free Nelson Mandela" |
| Robert Wyatt with The SWAPO Singers | "The Wind of Change / Namibia" | 1984 | Rough Trade | Lynval plays guitar – also features Jerry Dammers and Dick Cuthell |
| The Pogues | "Live at The Town & Country Club" | 1988 | Warner Brothers | Lynval sings and plays guitar on "Rudi: A Message to You" |
| Various Artists | The Shack | 1993 | BiB Records | "Why?" and "Wear You to the Ball" credited to Neville Staple and Lynval Golding |
| The Soup Dragons | Hydrophonic | 1994 | Polygram | Lynval plays guitar on "Rest in Peace", with Neville Staple toasting |
| Various Artists | Spare Shells: A Tribute to the Specials | 2001 | Pork Pie | Appears with Skanic on "Do Nothing" |
| Militant Rhythm Section | Mexican Weed Dub | 2005 | Utmost | Guest |
| Pama International | Trojan Sessions | 2006 | Trojan Records | Guest |
| Lynval Golding and Contra Coup | Know Your Rights | 2016 | Mossburg | Know Your Rights! / Know Your Rights – MA Mix / The Same / The Same – MA Mix |
| The Notables Featuring Lynval Golding | Children Children / Good King | Mossburg | ||
| Various Artists | Gifted: Ska Tribute To The Jam | 2018 | Jump Up! Records | Lynval Golding and Contra Coup perform "Tales of the Riverbank" |