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UB40, United Kingdom, Birmingham - England |
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James Brown (Drums, syncussion), Ali Campbell (Vocals, guitar), Robin Campbell (Guitar, vocals), Earl Falconer (bass guitar), Normal Hassan (Percussion, vocals), Brian Travers (Saxophones), Michael Virtue (Keyboards) and Astro (Toasting, rhyming, percussion) |
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UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government's Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band's formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40). |
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(October / 2009)
Music Review | Franti & Spearhead: Eclectic mix makes for high moments Date: 01 Oct 2009
The Columbus Dispatch -
"God is too big for just one religion," Michael Franti sang with his band Spearhead in the Newport Music Hall last night during East to the West. The tune followed a casual reading of the Motown classic Faded Love, itself a coda to Red Red Wine, a Neil Diamond song given new life decades ago by Brit reggae band UB40.
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Eclectic mix makes for high moments Date: 01 Oct 2009
The Columbus Dispatch -
"God is too big for just one religion," Michael Franti sang with his band Spearhead in the Newport Music Hall last night during East to the West. The tune followed a casual reading of the Motown classic Faded Love, itself a coda to Red Red Wine, a Neil Diamond song given new life decades ago by Brit reggae band UB40.
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: "You Look Like a Movie Star, and I Believe I'm Lucky--Spending Time with You." Date: 08 Oct 2009
All About Jazz -
The new CD Pretty by Whitman Rinaldo has great songs and playful lyrics, in the vein the Kinks, U2, Beatles and UB40. The Northern Virginia/ Washington DC guitarist's CD has been released under the CreateSpace record label. The title track, "Pretty," is a Beatlesque song dedicated to his late mother Mary Anne Rinaldo Her face is on cover, from 50 years ago very much resembling Grace Kelly. The ...
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Campbell flying high since leaving UB40 Date: 15 Oct 2009
thewest.com.au -
After an acrimonious split from UB40, Ali Campbell has gone out and recorded a solo album, which includes a Britney Spears cover on it.
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Campbell flying high since leaving UB40 Date: 16 Oct 2009
BigPond News -
After an acrimonious split from UB40, Ali Campbell has gone out and recorded a solo album.
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Campbell flying high since leaving UB40 Date: 16 Oct 2009
Sky News Australia -
After an acrimonious split from UB40, Ali Campbell has gone out and recorded a solo album, which includes a Britney Spears cover on it.
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UB40 sick of Red, Red Wine Date: 20 Oct 2009
The Scotsman -
IT IS the song that made their fortunes, but chart veterans UB40 have revealed they are sick of Red, Red Wine.
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UB40 after Ali 'business as usual' Date: 21 Oct 2009
Yahoo.com -
UB40 have revealed that not much has changed since Ali Campbell's departure.
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