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UB40 band members declared bankrupt
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by liamssoft | October 18, 2011 at 05:50 am
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Four original members of reggae group UB40 have been declared bankrupt.
A judge at Birmingham County Court made the ruling against saxophone player Brian Travers, drummer Jimmy Brown, trumpeter Terence Oswald and percussionist Norman Hassan last week.
It comes after the failure of the band's now defunct record label DEP International and a bust-up over finances which split the group in 2008.
UB40 sold more than 70 million records over their 33-year career.
They notched up more than 50 chart hits including Red Red Wine, I Got You Babe and Kingston Town.
The court order lasts for a year and means that tax officers could seize property to pay off any outstanding debts.
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at 08:55 on October 18th, 2011
Interesting, since the band named itself after an unemployment-benefits form.