Brian Travers, 60, has pulled out of British reggae band UB40's 40th anniversary tour, which starts on Friday, to have surgery on two brain tumours and thanked fans for their support. Their current lead singer Duncan Campbell brings a deeper, more soulful tone to the lyrics. One of the near-original members of UB40 has left former lead singer Ali Campbell's version of the band ahead of their major UK tour. Despite their glittering 33-year career, … he is an English musician and current lead singer of the reggae band, UB40. UB40's 2010 release, Labour of Love IV, introduced Ali's brother Duncan as the group's new lead singer.

We're saving the legacy". As part of UB40, Campbell sold over 70 … On October 9th, 1988 UB40's covered version of "Red Red Wine" peaked at #1 (for 1 week) Hot Top 100 chart. Duncan Campbell was born on 3 April 1958 in Birmingham. She is a founding member and the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band the Pretenders, as well as its only constant member.. Hynde formed the Pretenders in 1978 with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. Reveal All Swap Clues and Answers Click on each clue for its answer. UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro have enjoyed lots of success with live touring and recorded music over the last five years, including top ten albums Silhouette and Unplugged and in 2018 they reached number two in the charts with the critically acclaimed A Real Labour of Love. They continue to tour the world and sell out arenas and festivals. The lead singer of the British reggae group UB40 has quit the band amid a bitter row over "management difficulties" which have made his professional life "intolerable". Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. New UB40 Album Out 2nd Sept 2013 - Duration: 5 minutes, 57 seconds. He is married to Julie.

On 30 April 2008, UB40 unveiled Duncan as their new lead singer. Current bandmate Robin Campbell is also his brother, and he is the son of the late folk singer Ian Campbell. Ludington said Kavanaugh was trying to figure out whether a man at the bar was UB40 lead singer Campbell, who would have been coming from the concert and in his 20s at the time. The lead singer of the British reggae group UB40 has quit the band amid a bitter row over "management difficulties" which have made his professional life "intolerable". UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey.

He is an actor, known for Something Wild (1986), Beautiful Creatures (2000) and Dare to Be Different (2017). However, the June 2020 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax, UB40 frontman is alive and well.

Former chart toppers UB40, who notched up more than 50 chart hits in Britain, have been declared bankrupt. With UB40. Bob Marley and the Wailers (BMW) was a Jamaican reggae band 1974-1981) lead by Rastafarian Bob Marley (1945-1981) when Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the old band, The Wailers.

UB40's Ali Campbell has revealed he is teaming up with Bill Curbishley, the producer of Quadrophenia, to create a UB40 biopic. The 61-year-old lead singer and his manager are working on the new movie which will see Ali share his side of the story. In August 2014, Campbell announced that he had reunited with former UB40 band mates Astro and Mickey Virtue to record a new album, Silhouette. Ali Campbell was born on February 15, 1959 in Birmingham, England as Alistair Ian Campbell. On 24 January 2008, UB40 lead singer Ali Campbell announced that he was leaving the band after a dispute with the management; UB40 announced that they would carry on. He said of his brother Duncan's singing, "I sat back for five years and watched my brother Duncan murdering my songs.

Jimmy Brown, the UB40 drummer, has spoken out publicly about his bankruptcy for the first time since the band behind pop hit Red Red Wine had an 'acrimonious' split with lead singer … UB40 in concert plays all the old favorites and covers as well as their newer music. BMW, consisted of Marley himself as song writer and lead singer, 6-7 regular musicians in Wailers Band and the I … Official UB40 Youtube Channel, Videos and Music by UB40 Welcome to the Official UB40 Youtube Channel. They also released a remastered two-CD/DVD version of Signing Off as a 30th Anniversary Special Edition, which the band toured across America and Europe. Six of original band seek injunction and damages against new band set up by original lead singer Ali Campbell UB40 in 1984. Drew from Birmingham, Al When making this song into reggae style, I imagine UB40 did with some of Led Zep's "D'yer Mak'er" tune and rhythm in mind. Enjoy. He joined the band in 2008 after the departure of his brother Ali Campbell, the former UB40 lead singer. UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro have covered Bill Withers' classic song, 'Lean On Me' in aid of NHS Charities fighting COVID-19. UB40 Impossible Love Live USA 2008.