UB40 are a popular
reggae and
ska band who formed in
1978 in
Birmingham,
England.
The band is multiracial and are named after the former U.K. Social Security form for unemployment benefits[?].
Its members include:
- Jim Brown (drums)
- Ali Campbell (guitar, lead vocals)
- Robin Campbell (lead guitar, vocals)
- Earl Falconer (Bass guitar, vocals)
- Norman Hassan (percussion)
- Brian Travers (saxophone)
- Mickey Virtue (keyboards)
- Terence Wilson (percussion, trumpet)
The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell recieved after a bar fight, and have had a number of hits, most notably, "Red Red Wine" (a cover version of a Neil Diamond song).
Discography by UB40
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