Dekker performing in San Francisco, California, on 22 April 2005
Background information
Birth name
Desmond Adolphus Dacres
Born
(1941-07-16)16 July 1941 Saint Andrew Parish, Colony of Jamaica
Died
25 May 2006(2006-05-25) (aged 64) London, England
Genres
Ska
rocksteady
reggae
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1963–2006
Labels
Island
Rhino
Pyramid
Trojan
Cactus
Secret Records
Burning Sounds
Stiff
Website
desmonddekker.com
Musical artist
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).
^Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-655-6. Note: some sources list year of birth as 1942 or 1943
DesmondDekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the...
a single in July 1970. Another version, recorded by Jamaican singer DesmondDekker and released within a few weeks of Cliff's version, became a hit single...
DesmondDekker & the Aces. After being re-released in June 1969, the single reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The track was written by Dekker...
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Records as King of Kings, was credited to DesmondDekker and the Specials. The release of the album with DesmondDekker created some buzz for the band, and...
album "Encore" hit number 1 on the UK chart. The band collaborated with DesmondDekker on the album "King of Kings" (1993). Their work spans various formats...
1983 album by One Way System The Writing on the Wall, a 1998 album by DesmondDekker Writing on the Wall, a 2003 album by Jill Phillips Writing on the Wall...
artists from ska to reggae through rocksteady including Joe Higgs, DesmondDekker, Toots & the Maytals, Derrick Morgan, John Holt and Stranger Cole. A...
This Is Desmond Dekkar is an album by DesmondDekker released in 1969. For unknown reasons Dekker is credited as "Dekkar" on the album's cover. All songs...
Remind Me" - Sandie Shaw "Get Ready" - The Temptations "Israelites" - DesmondDekker & The Aces "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown "Days" - The...
Crooks, R. Beckford, W. Bailey, T. Wilson "007 Shanty Town" performed by DesmondDekker, composed by D. Dares "Sweet and Dandy" performed by The Maytals, composed...
Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Percy Sledge, Little Milton, DesmondDekker, UB40, Cher, The Brand New Heavies, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Walker...
Payne 3 have levels located in fictional shanty towns. Reggae singer DesmondDekker sang a song called "007 (Shanty Town)". Housing portal Informal settlement...
suffered a hand injury) recorded a number of sessions with DesmondDekker for his album, Black and Dekker, on Stiff Records, which reprised many of his hits....
Clarendonians Jimmy Cliff Clue J & His Blues Blasters Stranger Cole DesmondDekker Coxsone Dodd Don Drummond Jackie Edwards Alton Ellis The Ethiopians...
Marshall, a skinhead from Glasgow, in the early 1990s. Laurel Aitken DesmondDekker Judge Dread The Ethiopians Tommy McCook Derrick Morgan The Pioneers...
different bands, with his major early influences being Small Faces, DesmondDekker and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Later he joined Stoned Rose, in...
Released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). After a project backing ska legend DesmondDekker on his 1993 album King of Kings, producer Roger Lomas brought the band...
(split EP release with Madcap released by Chunksaah Records) Don't Worry DesmondDekker (2008) "Devil's Night Out" (1990) "Where'd You Go?" (1991) "Guns and...
pressed The Action, a 1960s band Action (B'z album) (2007) Action! (DesmondDekker album) (1968) Action Action Action or Action, a 1965 album by Jackie...
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