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Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with " Israelites " (1968).
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions. His ground-breaking hit, ‘Israelites’, was the first ...
Official audio for Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites", released in 1968 on Trojan Records.
Music video by Desmond Dekker performing Israelites. © 1969 Trojan Records.
May 27, 2006 · Desmond Dekker, the Jamaican singer whose 1969 hit, "The Israelites," opened up a worldwide audience for reggae, died on Wednesday. He was 64. He died after collapsing from a heart attack...
My Inspiration to Create these T-shirts : ------------------------------------------------------. I wanted to Commemorate my Father's Groundbreaking Achievement in Music History. My Father had Introduced 'Ska and Reggae Music to the World during the 1960s, especially in 1969 with his No. 1 Hit Song' Israelites.
May 26, 2006 · Desmond Dekker, the Kingston singer whose haunting, strident “Israelites” was the first Jamaican reggae hit to cross over to international success, died May 25 of a heart attack in his Surrey,...
