Ray "Pablo" Falconer was an English
reggae
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producer
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from
Birmingham
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, England, active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Brother to
Earl Falconer
UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for t ...
from
UB40
UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...
, Falconer produced many
singles and
album
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s for that band.
Falconer died in a car crash in Birmingham in 1987. Earl Falconer, who was driving, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, for drunk driving, in June 1988.
Discography (partial)
*UB40 - "
Red Red Wine
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", 20 August 1983
*UB40 - ''
Labour of Love'' LP, 24 September 1983
*UB40 - "Please Don't Make Me Cry", 15 October 1983
*UB40 and
Chrissie Hynde
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- "
I Got You Babe
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", 3 August 1985
*UB40 - ''
Baggariddim'' LP, 14 September 1985
*UB40 - "Don't Break My Heart", 26 October 1985
*UB40 - ''Live at Hammersmith''
References
External links
Ray 'Pablo' Falconer discography at Discogs
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English reggae musicians
1987 deaths
Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands
Road incident deaths in England
Year of birth missing