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Desmond Dekker
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Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)
Film & TV
Known for
- Reggae at the BBC — Self2011
- Goldener Löwe — Self1984
- 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet — Self1966
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2006
israelitesjamaicanreggaerock and indierocksteadyska
Discography
- Madgie / Honour Your Mother & Father1962
- Happy Birthday Jamaica / Sinners, Prepare!1963
- The Israelites1969
- This Is Desmond Dekker1969
- You Can Get It If You Really Want1970
- You Can Get It If You Really Want / Perseverance1970
- Licking Stick / Live and Learn1971
- Greatest Hits1974
- Desmond Dekker1975
- Sing a Little Song / No Place Like Home1975
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 496,229
- Total plays
- 5,484,783
Tags
skareggaerocksteadyjamaicaroots reggae
Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Dekker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Thornton Heath
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.desmonddekker.com
- Image
- Desmond Dekker in 2005.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-07-16
- date of death
- 2006-05-24
- Commons category
- Desmond Dekker
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- name in native language
- Desmond Dekker
Sources (2)
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