Desmond Dekker | |
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![]() Dekker performing in San Francisco, California, on 22 April 2005 | |
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Birth name | Desmond Adolphus Dacres |
Born | Saint Andrew Parish, Colony of Jamaica | 16 July 1941
Died | 25 May 2006 London, England | (aged 64)
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1963–2006 |
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Website | desmonddekker |
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006)[1] 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). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
Note: some sources list year of birth as 1942 or 1943