Roddy Radiation (born Roderick James Byers, 5 May 1955 in Keresley, England) is an English musician who played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers. Currently Radiation leads The Skabilly Rebels, a band that mixes ska rhythms with rockabilly.Roderick James Byers, better known as "Roddy Radiation", is The Specials' lead guitarist and lead singer of his own band the Skabilly Rebels.