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Astro, a founding member of British reggae band UB40, has died “after a very short illness,” according to the Ali Campbell and Astro UB40 Twitter account. He was 64. “We are absolutely ...
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Terence "Astro" Wilson, best known for this role in the British reggae group UB40, died at the age of 64.
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 ...
Terence "Astro" Wilson, longtime member and "toaster" in the British reggae band UB40, has died at the age of 64.