John (Brad) Bradbury (born c.1953, Coventry, England) is the drummer with The Specials. He co-wrote "The Selecter", a joint "A" side with "Gangsters". He joined The Special AKA when the original Specials split in 1981; they had a Top 10 hit with 'Free Nelson Mandela'. Bradbury agreed to participate in the reunion tour of The Specials in 2009.
Bradbury attended Kingston-upon-Hull Regional College of Art awarded BA(Hons) Fine Art and Aston University awarded PGCE[citation needed]