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Desmond Dekker
Born: July 16, 1941
Died: May 25, 2006 (aged 64)
Bio: Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites".
Known for:
- This Is Desmond Dekkar (1969)
- Intensified (1970)
- Black & Dekker (1980)
- Rockin’ Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker (1992)
- Compass Point (1981)