2006-10-13 03:29:00 · 20 answers · asked by suzanali82 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Ali Campbell, born Birmingham. February 1959.
2006-10-13 04:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
UB40 is a reggae band. The eight members were born and brought up in central Birmingham, where reggae was the music that dominated their social life. The Band was formed in the summer of 1978, and has settled into the present line-up.
In 1977, Ali received a Criminal Injuries Compensation payment for an attack he'd suffered on his 17th birthday, a year earlier, and bought a drum kit. He soon turned to guitar - an old wreck, rebuilt by Earl, who also got hold of a bass guitar for himself, and Jim, started to learn the drums. Earl and Ali played in those days through a single 15 watt amp. Brian already had a sax, but learnt to play only when it was decided to form a band.
All of the group had known one another for some time before they began playing together seriously. Ali, Brian, James and Earl had all been together at Moseley School Of Art. When the four began looking for potential musicians to form UB40, Ali quickly unearthed a guitarist in his elder brother Robin. Robin knew some chords so Ali asked him to join. Ali also wanted Duncan (Ali's and Robin's brother) in the line-up because he was such a good singer. But Duncan wasn't interested. At the first rehearsals Ali and his friends wouldn't listen and just wanted to make a ridiculous noise, at that point Robin left the band. Norman, a friend of the Campbells did join. After three more months or rehearsing Ali told Robin that the band could play. Robin was astonised after hearing them and he decided to rejoin the band
2006-10-13 03:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by bagmouss 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ali Campbell born in Birmingham of Irish Parents. Eight boyhood friends formed the band in 1978 all originating from the Moseley area of Birmingham. Made their first commercial live performance at the Hare and Hounds Public House Kings Heath 1980.
2006-10-13 03:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by mirage 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I remember them!
My sisters favourite group and her and her husband went and saw them in concert at wembley Arena last December and she said they were even better live now then years ago!
So go boys go!
Ali Campbell and brother Robin where English, you must be thinking of the guy that used to do the rapping on the singles?
2006-10-13 03:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by Aitch 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Born in Brum , father was Ian Campbell who was a Scottish folk singer, if you ever saw The Wicker Man, that was Ian Campbell`s band singing in the Pub.
Scots father, born in England...
2006-10-13 03:43:16 · answer #5 · answered by Robert Abuse 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course I do as they're from Birmingham, where all my family are from! The lead singer was white and they are still going strong. Check out their official site below.
2006-10-13 03:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
white but not predjudiced and brilliant saw them two years ago in the cia in cardiff sounds just as good now has they did twenty years ago awsome and the first line is meant to portray that he grew up in a mixed back ground and has no time for people who are racially predjudiced the band is a mix of colour but together make fantastic music i love em down to earth genuine guys every last one of them and still worth paying to see live not many can say that can they
2006-10-13 03:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wasn't UB40 the form ya filled in to get ya unemployment benefit?
2006-10-13 04:25:18 · answer #8 · answered by gary b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believe it or not the whole of the band were born in Birmingham.
2006-10-13 03:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although he sounded as if he could/should have been black, Ali Campbell was (is) a white blonde Scot.
2006-10-13 03:34:11 · answer #10 · answered by del_icious_manager 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋