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Reggae Legend Desmond Dekker dies
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by the source | May 26, 2006 at 04:37 am
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The 64-year-old Jamaican, best known for his 1969 hit Israelites, collapsed at his Surrey home.
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at 07:18 on May 26th, 2006
One of the greats.
Here is what wikipedia has on him:
"Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 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 with “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."
On The King of Ska Dekker was backed by the Maytals.