Ian Campbell was born in Aberdeen to parents who sang the songs of north east Scotland, and moved with them to Birmingham in 1946. There he led the Ian Campbell Folk Group, one of the leading bands of the 1960s revival, and his sons Ali, Robin and Duncan later played in UB40.
Ian Campbell
Singer; the Ian Campbell Folk Group
- Born
- 10 June 1933, Aberdeen, Scotland
- Died
- 24 November 2012, Birmingham, Warwickshire
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