Two Tone (or
2 Tone) is a style of music created by fusing elements of
punk rock and
ska. The sound was pioneered in the late
1970s by
UK bands such as
The Specials,
The Selecter[?],
The Beat[?] and early
Madness. Many of these bands were signed to the Two Tone record label which was set up by Specials founder
Jerry Dammers[?], and was based around the
Coventry area in the UK midlands.