UB40's Ali Campbell has no interest in reconciling his relationship with his brothers Robin and DuncanCampbell after he was forced to leave the reggae band he started in 2008 after a disagreement about their management ... ....
UB40’s Ali Campbell has slammed his brother Duncan as he continued a war of words with the other half of the split band ...DuncanCampbell (Joel Ryan/PA) ... He was replaced by Duncan who joined the five remaining members including another Campbell brother, Robin, who continued to use the UB40 name. Campbell, Virtue and Astro now tour as UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro And Mickey and the two groups regularly hit out at each other in public....
UB40’s Ali Campbell has slammed his brother Duncan as he continued a war of words with the other half of the split band ...DuncanCampbell (Joel Ryan/PA) ... He was replaced by Duncan who joined the five remaining members including another Campbell brother, Robin, who continued to use the UB40 name. Campbell, Virtue and Astro now tour as UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro And Mickey and the two groups regularly hit out at each other in public....
At the height of their fame, UB40 topped charts across the globe as they sold more than 70 million records worldwide, cementing their position as the UK's biggest reggae band ... Meanwhile, the remaining five, including Ali's brother, Robin, replaced the frontman with another Campbell brother, Duncan, and a court case ensued as both claimed the right to use the UB40 moniker ... We're not having a UB40 or a Sean Paul or a Shaggy moment ......
Complete with some slick reggae vibes to put us in the mood for UB40... Fronted by lead singer DuncanCampbell, UB40 kicked off with “Present Arms,” followed by “Maybe Tomorrow” before the sing-along in the sunshine started on “Cherry Oh Baby.” The sizzling horn section of BrianTravers, Martin Meredith and Laurence Parry were all over the stage for the entire set ... It was UB40’s biggest hit, number one in USA for seven weeks....
If you were a child growing up in the 80s, your music list would have been incomplete without UB40 hits ... Ahead of their gig in Bengaluru at the Catholic Club this evening, brothers and band mates RobinCampbell and DuncanCampbell answered questions put forth by TOI ... Robin Campbell ... DuncanCampbell ... The current lineup of the band is DuncanCampbell, Robin Campbell, Jimmy Brown, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan and BrianTravers....
After singing about “red red wine” for almost 34 years, UB40 founding members Ali Campbell, Astro and MickeyVirtue finally have a wine they can call their own — literally ... The remaining members of UB40 replaced Campbell with his older brother, DuncanCampbell, and carried on ... The remaining founding members of UB40 and DuncanCampbell have argued in court that they continue to be UB40 and have exclusive rights to the name....
Bitter division, financial mismanagement and unexpected political allegiances … we’re all UB40 now ...Brummie reggae band UB40 backed Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership battle ... Why would anyone want to be UB40, purveyors of insipid reggae-lite, you might ask? That’s not the point ... Ali broke loose, was joined by MickeyVirtue, later by Astro, and was replaced as lead singer in the original band by another brother, DuncanCampbell....
It was February 2008 and UB40 were appearing in Uganda...There isUB40, down to five of the original eight members, who have replaced Ali with another Campbell brother, Duncan. Then there is Ali’s band – UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and MickeyVirtue – which recognises that he has been joined by the two other original members ... Greatest Hits Live by UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue is out now....
Complete with some slick reggae vibes to put us in the mood for UB40... Fronted by lead singer DuncanCampbell, UB40 kicked off with “Present Arms,” followed by “Maybe Tomorrow” before the sing-along in the sunshine started on “Cherry Oh Baby.” The sizzling horn section of BrianTravers, Martin Meredith and Laurence Parry were all over the stage for the entire set ... It was UB40’s biggest hit, number one in USA for seven weeks....