A Reggae Band Formed 1978 In Birmingham UK. The Music Grasps From Roots Reggae And Dub To Lovers Rock And Pop. It Is The Second Most Commercial Successful Reggae Band With 70 Million Sold Albums. Many Of Their Hits Have Been Stylishly Covers Of Early Reggae And Rocksteady Hits From Jamaica. After Success In UK UB40's Won USA With Labour Of Love 1983 Their First Album Of Covers. UB40 Was 1986 The First Western Band To Play Behind The Iron Curtain Live In Moscow Soviet Union. Read More On Last.Fm
This UB40 Track 'Tyler' Is About Gary Tyler A Black American Youth Charged With The Murder Of Timothy Weber 13 A White American. He Allegedly Fired A Shot From His School Bus As A Group Of White Racists Attacked The Vehicle. Tyler Was Tried As An Adult And Convicted At Trial In 1975 By A Louisiana Court. The Case Was Marked By Several Flaws And Alleged Lack Of Experience Of His Lawyer. The Police Produced A Gun They Claimed Had Been Found On The Bus And It Later Disappeared From The Evidence Room In The Decades Following The Conviction. Since It Was A Capital Case Tyler Was Sentenced To Death By Electrocution. He Became The Youngest Inmate On Death Row. In 1977 Louisiana's Death Penalty Was Ruled Unconstitutional And Tyler Was Resentenced To Life In Prison. He Is Serving His Sentence At The Louisiana State Penitentiary In Angola Louisiana. More Information Here Wikipedia - Gary Tyler