Desmond Dekker
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Gender | Male |
---|---|
Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | July 16,1941 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | St. Andrew Parish |
Jamaica | |
Date of died | May 25,2006 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Genres | Ska |
Rocksteady | |
Reggae | |
Job | Songwriter |
Singer-songwriter | |
Film Score Composer | |
Movies/Shows | The Harder They Come |
L'Exposé | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Island |
Trojan | |
Secret Records | |
Stiff | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Songs | Ah It MekIntensified (Expanded Version) · 1968 UnityAction! (Expanded Version) · 1967 007Action! (Expanded Version) · 1967 View 25+ more |
Albums | Israelites |
Intensified | |
Action! | |
Black & Dekker | |
List | IsraelitesIntensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1968 |
Ah It MekIntensified (Expanded Version) · 1968 | |
UnityAction! (Expanded Version) · 1967 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 458543 |
Desmond Dekker Life story
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". Other hits include "007", "It Mek" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want".