The band UB40 made a name for themselves in the 1980s and their fame has carried on through the years. They won many awards and topped many charts together. The English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978, has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart.
The name UB40 refers to an unemployment benefit form from that time. They were once the voice of the disaffected youth in the UK. They started out as friends and for some of them, brothers – but over the years there have been a number of issues that they faced.
Initially, the group members were brothers Ali and Robin Campbell, drummer Jimmy Brown, bassist Earl Falconer, percussionists Yomi Babayemi and Norman Hassan, saxophonist Brian Travers and keyboardist Jimmy Lynn.
