For successful bands that originated in the 1970s, very few have all their original band members 40-plus years later. A combination of mortality, illness and creative differences splinter them apart. And sometimes this results in multiple iterations of said band.
Take UB40, the British reggae group that found pop success stateside with a series of covers, most notably "Red, Red Wine" (Neil Diamond), "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (Al Green) and "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley). Ali Campbell, the leader singer for 30 years, left voluntarily in 2008 and now tours as "UB40 with Ali Campbell."
The version currently on the road includes three members who harken back to 1978 when the band formed in Birmingham, England: guitarist Robin Campbell, drummer Jimmy Brown, percussionist Norman Hassan and bassist Earl Falconer. The band’s current U.S. leg of its world tour started in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Aug. 18 and ends in Henderson, Nevada, on Sept. 24.
