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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).
May 7, 2019 · 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 ...
May 27, 2006 · 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...
Jun 2, 2006 · Desmond Dekker. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. The Jamaican native, who died last week in London at age 63, was one of the first popular artists to perform his island's local sounds for a world...
May 25, 2006 · Jamaican vocalist and one of reggae's first international stars who scored a global smash hit with 1969's "Israelites." Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2000s. Born. July 16, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica. Died. May 25, 2006 in London, England.
1. Archie Wah Wah. Desmond Dekker 4.8K plays. 2:31. Fu Man Chu. Desmond Dekker & The Aces 342K plays. 3:19. Don't Blame Me. Desmond Dekker & The Aces 24K plays. 2:25. 4. Israelites....
May 26, 2006 · 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...
