Terence Oswald Wilson (Astro)

Biography

Terence Oswald Wilson known by his stage name Astro, was a British-Jamaican musician. He was the trumpeter and vocalist for the reggae band UB40.

Wilson started out as a roadie; he announced the band and occasionally joined in as a talk-singing toaster. This worked so well that he was soon given a permanent spot as second vocalist alongside Ali Campbell; songs he wrote included the second half of Madame Medusa (an indictment of Prime Minister Thatcher), the rap in Red Red Wine, and the #1 hit Rat In My Kitchen. In 2013, Wilson left UB40, which had been struggling for years due to financial mismanagement and, in his view, had become "a rudderless ship." He did contribute to Getting Over th...