Campbell made his singing debut with Dave Swarbrick's daughter, Suss, singing "Why Does It have To Be Me?". Achievements UB40 are one of the most commercially successful reggae acts of all time in terms of record sales (over 70 million), chart positions and touring schedule. During their three-decade long career, they have been performing sell-out shows worldwide and headlining the Reggae Sunsplash music festival in Jamaica, as well as spreading reggae to Russia, South America, etc. They have performed twice at the Night of the Proms, in 2000 and in 2006. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. In October 2011, UB40 were commemorated with a Heritage Award, a ceremonial plaque from the UK's PRS for Music. A plaque was placed at the Hare & Hounds Pub in Birmingham, England, the location where they played their first gig. All three of their UK number one hits and four of their five US top ten hits were cover versions. UB40 collaborators include: Pato Banton, Madness, Bitty McLean, Chrissie Hynde, Maxi Priest, Robert Palmer, Hunterz, Japanese artist Mikidozan, French artist Nuttea, Lady Saw, Afrika Bambaataa, 808 State. With 214 weeks spent on the UK singles charts over the course of the 1980s, UB40 and Madness hold the record for most weeks spent by a group in the 1980s UK singles charts. Referencing the group's longevity, Ali Campbell has said that the group was fortunate in choosing a relatively young genre, as reggae "... hasn't outlived its own cool like jazz has". Band members Current members Jimmy Brown – drums Robin Campbell – guitar, vocals Earl Falconer – bass guitar, vocals Norman Hassan – percussion, trombone, vocals Matt Doyle – lead vocals, guitar Current touring musicians Laurence Parry – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone Martin Meredith – saxophone, keyboards Tony Mullings – keyboards Ian Thompson – saxophone Former members Ali Campbell – guitar, lead vocals Yomi Babayemi – percussion Jimmy Lynn – keyboards Brian Travers – saxophone Mickey Virtue – keyboards Astro – percussion, trumpet, vocals, toasting Duncan Campbell – lead vocals Former touring musicians Henry Tenyue – trombone Patrick Tenyue – trumpet Timeline Biographies Astro Terence Oswald Wilson (24 June 1957 – 6 November 2021), better known by his stage name Astro, was a British musician, rapper, and toaster, who was part of UB40