UB 40

UB 40

UB40 is probably the UK's most successful reggae band in history having released music spanning 3 decades. I have been a great fan of UB40 since the early 80s. They formed in Birmingham in the UK in 1978 and have had many a famous single in the UK charts throughout their career. EARLY ... Read review

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I Don't Like Red Wine But I DO Like Red, Red Wine!

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UB40 is probably the UK's most successful reggae band in history having released music spanning 3 decades. I have been a great fan of UB40 since the early 80s. They formed in Birmingham in the UK in 1978 and have had many a famous single in the UK charts throughout their career.



=== EARLY DAYS AND INFLUENCES ===

The band got its name "UB40" from the form that was used for unemployment benefit ...
...with the more friendly JSAG (Job Seekers AGreement form). UB40's earlier songs and influences were very much related to unemployment and racism in varying forms.

The band members grew up in the same area and when they got together initially they weren't expert musicians, just a bunch of guys who loved reggae and had been influenced strongly by this genre of music which had been around for a few years by then. They were also strongly ... more

anonymili 03.07.2008 (03.07.2008)
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Your Invited On A Journey

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...all? The Band - UB 40 ___ How It All Started..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UB40 formed in their home town Birmingham where the 8 members grew up together in central Birmingham. Reggae music dominated the central scene from the middle of the 70’s and played on every street corner and in every local pub. In the Summer of 1978 got together and started to make themselves heard and known to the world. It was for 6 months that they’d go down into ...
...1980. The Band - UB 40 ___ Record Signing..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When Chrissie Hyned asked them to support the ‘Pretenders’ on their national tour, The Graduate label noticed them and wrote out a contract for all of the 8 members- UB40. They got their first record signing with Graduate a small company in Dudley. But not long after went on to actually make their own record label and maintain their output themselves. That label was DEP ...

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Well hello there again ! Its so nice to see you ! Im sorry Ive been away for a wee while but Im hoping to stick around for a long spell again. Happy reading to you......here goes ! 1. What's your favourite style of music? Now this is quite a toughy to answer. I like a relatively wide range of music. Im no headbanger but I do like a good loud sing along to Aerosmith and Guns 'N' Roses now and then but mainly I listen to Hip Hop, R & B and Soul. I love Snoop Dogg, Neptunes, Wutang Clan, Dr Dre and so on. When I was in my teens I was never into the likes of Take that or other much adored boy bands, I loved UB40 and still do really though these days Im much less inclined to marry Astro at the drop of a hat if asked !! And lastly, I love a good girly night of chit chat with pals while Motown is on in the background, my mam ...

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