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UB40

English reggae/pop band

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UB40

UB40 on situation in their home city lecture Birmingham, England, in 2010

OriginBirmingham, England
Genres
Years active1978–present
Labels
Members
  • Jimmy Brown
  • Robin Campbell
  • Earl Falconer
  • Norman Hassan
  • Matt Doyle
  • Jahred Gordon
  • Gilly G
  • Matt Campbell
  • Martin Meredith
  • Ian Thompson
  • Laurence Parry
Past members
  • Ali Campbell
  • Yomi Babayemi
  • Jimmy Lynn
  • Brian Travers
  • Mickey Virtue
  • Astro
  • Duncan Campbell
Websiteub40.global

UB40 uphold an English reggae and call band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England.

The band together has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart and has also completed considerable international success. They control been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Sticker album four times and were timetabled for the Brit Award cooperation Best British Group in 1984.[1] UB40 have sold more better 70 million records worldwide.[2] Interpretation ethnic make-up of the band's original line-up was diverse, sound out musicians of English, Welsh, Hibernian, Jamaican, Scottish, and Yemeni parentage.[3]

Their hit singles include their launch track "Food for Thought" brook two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Red Red Wine" stall "Can't Help Falling in Love".

Both songs also topped rendering UK Singles Chart, as sincere the band's version of "I Got You Babe", recorded learn Chrissie Hynde. The band's bend over most successful albums, Labour surrounding Love (1983) and Promises extra Lies (1993), both reached edition one on the UK Albums Chart. UB40 and the Straight out ska band Madness share say publicly record for the most weeks spent by a group predicament the UK singles chart over the 1980s, with 214 weeks each.[4]

The band's line-up remained strong for nearly 29 years, take the stones out of March 1979 until January 2008, when frontman Ali Campbell heraldry sinister the band, followed shortly next by keyboardist Mickey Virtue.

In the opposite direction member, Astro, continued with nobleness band until November 2013, what because he departed to team propose with Campbell and Virtue put it to somebody a new version of UB40. In 2014, legal advice was sought by the original congregate (now consisting of remaining co-founding members drummer Jimmy Brown, player Robin Campbell, bassist Earl Hunter, percussionist Norman Hassan, and instrumentalist Brian Travers, along with in mint condition vocalist Duncan Campbell), who took action against the group discerning by Campbell, Virtue, and Astro over the use of say publicly band name, as both parties were using it.[5] On 5 July 2021, it was declared that Matt Doyle, formerly give a miss the reggae band Kioko, would become the band's new choir girl following Duncan Campbell's retirement theory test to ill health.

History

1978–1983: Creation and rise to stardom

I fleeting in Balsall Heath in Southmost Birmingham, which was a mostly immigrant area. The first period of Windrush kids were yell my friends, and I grew up with Indian and Country friends. So the music remember the streets was Indian euphony, which I love—Mohammad Rafi esoteric Asha Bhosle and all that—and reggae.

—UB40 vocalist Ali Mythologist in an interview with description BBC in 2018.[6]

The band branchs initially formed friendships while appearance various schools across Birmingham, England.[3] The name "UB40" was unbecoming in reference to an company card issued to individuals claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government's Department of Employment.

Integrity designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.[3]

The origins waste what would become UB40 stem be traced back to mid-1978, when guitarist Ali Campbell, forwards with drummer Jimmy Brown leading bassist Earl Falconer, began reading a mix of popular reggae covers and their own starting compositions.

They were soon united by several friends, first percussionists Yomi Babayemi and Norman Hassan, followed by saxophonist Brian Travers and keyboardist Jimmy Lynn. Granted Robin Campbell was initially vacillating to commit to forming unblended band, he eventually joined rearguard being persuaded by his kinsman Ali. He bought a bass in December of that harvest to participate in their impel sessions.

With Robin's inclusion, glory eight musicians officially formed undiluted band, choosing the name "UB40" after a friend suggested respect as a fitting reference denote their shared unemployed status efficient the time. Before fully committing to the band, Travers confidential been working as an fuel government apprentice for NG Bailey, from the past Robin Campbell had been mammoth apprentice toolmaker.[7][8]

This line-up of goodness band lasted long enough turn into perform their first show put down the Hare & Hounds cocktail lounge in Kings Heath in Feb 1979 and one more fling before undergoing their first crew change.

Babayemi and Lynn undone the group, with Mickey Justice joining as keyboardist in lodge of Lynn. The classic UB40 line-up was completed a thirty days later with the addition short vacation percussionist and vocalist Astro, who had previously worked with Baron Alloy's sound system and accompanied reggae dances across Birmingham.[7][8]

Before several of the members had highbrow to play their instruments becomingly, Ali Campbell and Brian Travers travelled around Birmingham promoting excellence band by putting up UB40 posters.

The band’s distinctive erect was developed and refined make up numerous lengthy jam sessions engaged at various locations around nobility city.[3]

Their first gig took locate on 9 February 1979 combination The Hare & Hounds Honky-tonk in Kings Heath, Birmingham, financial assistance a friend's birthday party.

That was commemorated in October 2011 by the unveiling of out plaque at the venue, recognising the band receiving the Fulfilment Rights Society's Music Heritage Award.[9] UB40 had their first essential opportunity when Chrissie Hynde old saying them perform at a public house and invited them to get somebody on your side her band, The Pretenders.

Grandeur band's debut single, "King"/"Food oblige Thought", was released on Group Records, a local independent term run by David Virr. Deafening reached No. 4 on prestige UK Singles Chart.

The name of their first album, Signing Off, signifies that the stripe was signing off from, haul ending, their claim for discharge benefits.

It was recorded rejoicing a bedsit in Birmingham last produced by Bob Lamb. Frenchwoman Hassan remarked of the recording: "If you stripped my silhouette down, you could hear glory birds in the background." That is because his tracks were recorded outside in the pleasure garden. Signing Off was released refresh 29 August 1980. It entered the UK Albums Chart whim 2 October 1980 and exhausted a total of 71 weeks on the chart.

Signing Off is now a Platinum tome. As UB40 gained in acceptance, they encouraged and supported within walking distance musicians and bands from City, such as Beshara, often conveyance them on tour.[10]

Following great good fortune in the UK, UB40's currency in the US was stiff with the release of Labour of Love, an album refreshing cover songs, in 1983.

Influence album reached number one label the UK Albums Chart squeeze number 14 on the Billboard 200 in the US quint years later. The album featured the song "Red Red Wine", a cover version of great Neil Diamond song (arranged likewise to Tony Tribe's version); manifestation reached number one in description UK in 1983 and figure one in the US grind 1988.

Three years later, UB40 performed at the Birmingham Sordid Beat Charity Concert 1986. Break through 1987, Ray "Pablo" Falconer, probity producer of UB40's music, labour in a car crash. Emperor brother, Earl Falconer, the band's bassist, was driving with almost twice the legal limit commemorate alcohol in his blood.

Marquess was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in June 1988 turf banned from driving for link years.[11]

1988–2008: Continued success

On 11 June 1988, UB40 performed at significance Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Share out concert at Wembley Stadium join London, alongside Dire Straits, Martyr Michael, Whitney Houston, the Bee Gees, and other artists.[12]

Their swell successful worldwide single release enquiry their reggae/pop version of "(I Can't Help) Falling in Like With You," which was greatness main title for the 1993 Sharon Stone movie Sliver; overtake was a number one fortune across Europe and in glory US.

In 1995, they covert the Stevie Wonder song "Superstition" for the Eddie Murphy motion picture Vampire in Brooklyn, and tightfisted appears on their album The Best of UB40 – Album Two, released that year. Representation group also made a visitor appearance in the 1997 peninsula film Speed 2: Cruise Control.[13] UB40 also featured in nobleness 1988 film The Yob.

Call in July 2007, UB40 toured Southward Africa and headlined the Endure Earth concert at the Origin of Humankind, near Johannesburg.

In 2003, UB40 and the Mutual Colours of Sound recorded "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as righteousness official anthem for the England national rugby union team. Multitude England's victory in the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup, icon reached number 15 on honesty UK Singles Chart.[14]

2008–present: Line-up inconstancy and the current era

On 24 January 2008, it was proclaimed that Ali Campbell would befit leaving the group after 30 years.

Initially, it was alleged that Campbell was departing deceive focus on solo projects, on the other hand Campbell later revealed that bankruptcy was leaving due to managing and business disputes.[15] The outstanding seven members issued a demand for payment, saying: "Ali made a observe simple decision; he chose border on pursue and prioritise his unaccompanied career over continuing to tool with UB40 after February 2008.

It's as simple as that".[16] Mickey Virtue departed shortly later, citing the same issues style Campbell had as the theory for his departure.[17]

It was current by some Birmingham newspapers support 13 March 2008 that Maxi Priest would be the different lead singer of UB40 soar had recorded a cover defer to Bob Marley's "I Shot righteousness Sheriff" with the band, family circle on information from an unidentified "source close to the band." Priest had joined UB40 importation their arena tour in 2007, culminating in sell-out shows elbow the NEC Birmingham in December.[18][19] Another local newspaper reporting guarantee Maxi Priest would be influence new UB40 frontman also charade a statement from band spokeswoman Gerard Franklyn, which contradicted that claim: "Maxi is collaborating cream the band to record counsel, but no decision has anachronistic made to replace Ali Mythologist with one definitive singer.

Honesty reports are half correct; without fear will be appearing with them for this new recording."[20] Surprise April 2008, the BBC bruited about that Campbell was to note down replaced in the band by virtue of his brother Duncan, with reggae singer Maxi Priest also support the line-up on tour.[21]

The cast released their next album, TwentyFourSeven, UB40's last with their ideal line-up, as a free introduce in The Mail on Sunday's 4 May 2008 issue.

Greatness newspaper sold nearly three 1000000 copies. This led to wonderful backlash when the full 17-track version was released on 21 June 2008, and most always the major retailers refused colloquium stock it.[citation needed] It unsuccessful to reach the Top 75 in the UK, marking out first, as all their ex cathedra albums had previously made loftiness Top 50 on the UK Albums Chart.[22] Their next liberate, on EMI, was a set titled Love Songs, featuring hits mainly from the Labour be partial to Love series, all of which featured Ali Campbell on vocals – it reached number 3 in the UK.[22] The unit toured the US, including their first show at the Feel Bowl.[23]

In 2009, the band out their first new album get used to their new lead singer Dancer Campbell, another entry in character Labour of Love cover keep fit entitled Labour of Love IV.

The album charted for solitary two weeks, reaching number 24.[22] During the 2009 US trip circuit, UB40 offered fans live make an effort recordings on USB wristbands. Nobleness wristbands also included the Dub Sessions remix album and photos.[24]

UB40 announced that after completing efficient coast-to-coast 2010 American tour, they would be playing a broad UK tour of theatres efficient October/November 2010, performing their elementary album Signing Off in brimming, along with a second bother of popular UB40 songs.

Persist coincide, on 1 November 2010, a remastered 2CD+DVD of Signing Off was released as far-out '30th Anniversary Special Edition'.[25]

In 2011, five founding members of magnanimity group and directors of their DEP International label had problem proceedings initiated against them grip relation to debts of dignity record label.[26] In October 2011, Travers, Wilson, Hassan, and Toast 1 were declared bankrupt.[27] Former participant Ali Campbell was also avowed bankrupt.[28] In 2013, a another album, Getting Over the Storm, was announced, their first by reason of 2010 and Labour of Prize IV.[29]

In November 2013, UB40 proclaimed dates for their UK trek in early 2014.

The notification followed the success of character band's latest Top 30 jotter, Getting Over the Storm, which was awarded BBC Radio 2's 'Album of the Week' gift and received five-star reviews pass up the UK's music press understand its release in September 2013.[30] On 22 November 2013, Astro announced in a statement dump he had left the snap, describing it as a "rudderless ship" and criticising the "serious lack of communication between significance band and management" as adequately as the country-oriented direction bazaar their latest album.[31] Astro coupled former UB40 members Ali Mythologist and Mickey Virtue on folio at the indigO2 Arena conduct yourself London on 6 December 2013,[32] and on 17 January 2014, the trio announced on their website that they were get a move on the studio recording new music.[33] Ali Campbell was highly carping of his replacement in UB40, stating, "I sat back oblige five years and watched dejected brother Duncan murdering my songs."[34] Ali Campbell toured as UB40 with Astro and Virtue overawe the summer.

The new textbook, Silhouette, featuring the trio, was set for release on 6 October 2014.[35]

In December 2014, Caliph Campbell claimed that he would be prepared to go vertical the High Court in Writer over the matter rather outstrip settle out of court.[36]

Duncan Mythologist retired from UB40 in June 2021 due to ill disease, following a stroke he esoteric suffered the previous year; elegance was replaced the following four weeks by Matt Doyle of corollary Birmingham reggae band Kioko.[37]

On 22 August 2021, saxophonist Brian Travers died of cancer at distinction age of 62 in surmount Moseley home.[38] On 6 Nov of that year, former chorus girl and founding member Astro dull following a short illness unexpected defeat the age of 64.[39]

In Esteemed 2022, the band performed "Red Red Wine" at the Republic Games Closing Ceremony,[40][41][42] with rectitude show also featuring other acquaintance from Birmingham and the Westerly Midlands region, such as Melodic Youth, Panjabi MC, Dexys,[43]Ozzy Osbourne[44] and Apache Indian.[45] They along with released the single "Champion" get the picture association with the Commonwealth Entertainment, with this Official Anthem work out their first single sung invitation Matt Doyle.[46] "Champion" also make-up Dapz on the Map remarkable Gilly G, and can facsimile found on the On Record[47] compilation of Birmingham-based bands, parallel "It's a Brum Ting" from one side to the ot Friendly Fire Band, the silhouette the BBC used for their Commonwealth Games coverage.[48][49]

Influences

UB40 were upset by the many blues parties they attended as teenagers hit the multicultural Balsall Heath protected area of Birmingham.

Their love a few ska, reggae and early lovers rock inspired such original tyremarks as "King", "Madam Medusa", "Food for Thought", "Signing Off" challenging "One in Ten".[50] Their untimely musical style was unique, be in connection with a heavy influence of metonymy synthesisers, psychedelicrock guitar, saxophone sit dub producer techniques.[51]

The Campbell brothers are the sons of say publicly late folk musician, Ian Campbell.[52] Their father regularly took them to folk festivals and gigs and introduced them to strain and to touring.

It was at his father's folk baton "Jug O' Punch" that Khalif Campbell made his singing coming out with Dave Swarbrick's daughter, Suss, singing "Why Does It Have to one`s name To Be Me?".[53]

Achievements

UB40 are twofold of the most commercially in force reggae acts of all period in terms of record deal (over 70 million), chart positions, and touring schedule.[2] Over interpretation course of their career, they have performed sell-out shows international business, headlined the Reggae Sunsplash euphony festival in Jamaica, and external reggae to places such pass for Russia and South America.

They have performed twice at interpretation Night of the Proms, discern 2000 and 2006. They imitate been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Tome four times, and in 1984, they were nominated for leadership Brit Award for Best Country Group.[1]

In October 2011, UB40 were honoured with a Heritage Grant, a ceremonial plaque from grandeur UK's PRS for Music.

Excellence plaque was placed at influence Hare & Hounds Pub production Birmingham, England, the venue spin they played their first gig.[54]

All three of their UK enumerate one hits and four support their five US top cardinal hits were cover versions. UB40's collaborators include: Pato Banton, Fury, Bitty McLean, Chrissie Hynde, Maxi Priest, Robert Palmer, Hunterz, Asiatic artist Mikidozan, French artist Nuttea, Lady Saw, Afrika Bambaataa, status 808 State.

With 214 weeks spent on the UK singles charts during the 1980s, UB40 and Madness hold the snap for the most weeks fatigued by a group on glory UK singles charts during become absent-minded decade.[4]

Reflecting on the group's continuation, Ali Campbell has said dump they were fortunate in selection a relatively young genre, thanks to reggae "...

hasn't outlived fraudulence own cool like jazz has".[55]

Band members

Current members

  • Jimmy Brown – drums (1978–present)
  • Robin Campbell – guitar, vocals, keyboards (1978–present)
  • Earl Falconer – grave guitar, synth bass, vocals, keyboards (1978–present)
  • Norman Lamont Hassan – tightfisted, vocals (1978–present)
  • Laurence Parry – bragger, flügel horn, trombone, backing vocals (2016–present; session/touring 1994–2016)
  • Martin Meredith – alto saxophone, keyboards, aerophone (2016–present; session/touring 1997–2016)
  • Matt Doyle – vocals, guitar (2021–present)
  • Ian Thompson – disposition saxophone, keyboards, percussion (2021–present; hitherto substituted for Travers from 2019)
  • Gilly G – toasting, backing vocals (2023–present; guest 2018–2023)
  • Jahred Gordon – keyboards (2023–present)
  • Matt Campbell – approbation vocals, management (2023–present)

Former members

  • Brian Travers – tenor saxophone (1978–2021; epileptic fit 2021)[56]
  • Ali Campbell – vocals, bass (1978–2008)
  • Yomi Babayemi – percussion (1978–1979)
  • Jimmy Lynn – keyboards (1978–1979)
  • Mickey Righteousness – keyboards (1979–2008)
  • Astro – preparation, vocals, percussion, trumpet (1979–2013; monotonous 2021)
  • Duncan Campbell – vocals (2008–2021)
  • Tony Mullings – keyboards (2016–2023; session/touring 2008–2016)

Former touring musicians

  • Henry Tenyue – trombone (1983–1994)
  • Patrick Tenyue – roar blow one`s own tru (1983–1994)

Timeline

Biographies

Astro

Terence Oswald Wilson (24 June 1957 – 6 Nov 2021), better known by surmount stage name Astro, was fastidious British musician, rapper, and supporter, who was part of UB40 from 1979 until he heraldry sinister the group in November 2013.[39][57][58] His nickname originated from coronate childhood, as he wore unembellished pair of Dr.

Martens factotum with the model name "Astronaut".[39]

Born to Jamaican immigrant parents, without fear went to school with representation future keyboard player of UB40, Virtue. While DJ-ing, he fall over the Campbell brothers, and warranted so well with them be in charge of a shared love of Country music that they invited him to join them as their MC.

He believed that reggae music was for everyone, fret just for Jamaican Rastafarians.[2]

In dignity band's 1983 version of "Red Red Wine," he added wreath own "toasting" lyrics, a State precursor to rapping. This became an integral part of glory group's sound. Astro offered representation band a more militant perception, rapping about social injustice dispatch racism.

He experienced racism man when he was refused archives to nightclubs because of government dreadlocks, while white members cue the band were allowed in.[59]

He eventually quit the band disintegration 2013 after they decided become record a set of homeland songs. He was not feeling in this genre of congregation and was solely focused triviality performing and promoting reggae.

Agreed went on to join Caliph Campbell and Virtue in clean up rival band to UB40.[2]

Astro dreary following a short illness persevere with 6 November 2021, at integrity age of 64.[39]

Duncan Campbell

Duncan Campbell (born 3 April 1958 interpose Birmingham) is an English performer and former lead singer watch UB40.

He joined the fleet in 2008 after the diversification of his brother Ali Campbell,[60] the former UB40 lead songster. Current bandmate Robin Campbell remains also his brother, and elegance is the son of goodness late folk singer Ian Campbell.[60] Campbell announced his retirement exotic live concert performances after assure a seizure in August 2020.

His replacement as lead songster was announced on 5 July 2021 as Matt Doyle, a while ago of the band Kioko.[61]

Campbell intone in a harmony group trusty his brothers as children brook performed with their father top choice stage. He also recorded shipshape and bristol fashion reggae album in Jamaica appropriate his brother Ali's record phone, but it was never floating.

He was a professional uncover player. "I was the one professional spoon player in honesty country registered with the Musicians' Union – until they enrolled me as a vocalist," voiced articulate Campbell. He also worked orangutan a casino manager in Land, ran a fish and sherd shop in Perth, Australia, focus on has worked as an actor.[60]

On 24 January 2008, UB40 remove singer Ali Campbell announced stray he was leaving the call for after a dispute with character management; UB40 announced that they would carry on.

On 30 April 2008, UB40 unveiled Dancer as their new lead crooner.

Duncan was offered the disposition of lead singer in 1978, but turned it down inspect the time, and said think about it he "wouldn't get the fate in another 30 years". Kaliph Campbell was "disappointed but didn't object" to him joining UB40.

When asked why he plain-spoken not join UB40 in 1978, he joked that it was because they were "crap"[62] contemporary that he "was too creepy-crawly for them and he knew that they would get nowhere".[63] In 2014, Ali formed clean rival version of UB40 angst Astro and Mickey Virtue. Agreed said of his brother's melodic, "I sat back for fin years and watched my relative Duncan murdering my songs.

We're saving the legacy".[64] Duncan receive a stroke in August 2020[65] and announced his retirement detach from the band in June 2021, citing ill health.[66]

Earl Falconer

Earl Acton Falconer[67] (born 23 January 1957 in Meriden, Warwickshire) is topping British bass player and chanteuse in UB40.

Falconer also co-founded the UK bass label Disturbance Records alongside Flux Pavilion, Adulterate P and DJ Swan-E.

Falconer attended St. Benedict's junior institution and Mosely Road School representative Art. At the time execute UB40's formation, he was unmixed unemployed plasterer.[68]

Norman Hassan

Norman Lamont Hassan (born 26 January 1958) laboratory analysis a British musician of Arab and Welsh descent, best get out as a member of UB40 since its formation in 1978.

Norman Lamont Hassan was autochthonous in Birmingham to Yemeni standing Welsh parents. He attended Reserve Hill School and later Queensbridge School in the city. Once joining UB40 in 1978, elegance worked as a carpet finer.

Initially starting as a percussionist in 1978, he learned brave play the trombone in 1981 when the band decided term paper add a brass section.

Explicit sang his first lead blunt on Labour of Love. Operate is also known for sovereignty on-stage dancing. Like the method of UB40, he still resides in the city of Metropolis. He is a fan mock the local football club Brummagem City. His musical tastes move to and fro wide-ranging, from reggae to interior to opera.[69]

Brian Travers

Brian David Travers was one of the founders of the band.

He contrived the saxophone and was along with an arranger and lyricist. Why not? had been suffering from somebody since 2019 and died take away August 2021.[70] Travers was unembellished founding member of the collectivist Workers Party of Britain inconsequential 2019.[71]

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell prosperous Astro

In January 2014, Astro, well ahead with former UB40 members Khalif Campbell and Mickey Virtue, proclaimed plans to reform and create under the UB40 name.[72] Grandeur band released their new motif, "Reggae Music," as a cool download in January 2014.[73] Unsavory February, with both the first band and the newly au fait splinter group set to end in Dubai under the nickname UB40 within a few months of each other, the newborn group announced a name chatter to "UB40 Reunited".[74] The scrap group later changed its label again, settling on "UB40 featuring Ali, Astro, and Mickey", imminent late 2018, when Virtue dead the band.

After this, they continued touring and recording bring in "UB40 featuring Ali Campbell streak Astro".[75] Astro died on 6 November 2021,[76][77] after recording get going for the band's new ep, Unprecedented.[78][79] The first single diverge these sessions, "Sufferer", was at large in February 2022, with leadership album due to be out by UMC on 17 June 2022.

Ali Campbell's UB40 chip group also featured the balladeer Matt Hoy until he release in July 2021.[80][81]

Discography

Main article: UB40 discography

See also

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