Desmond Dekker

Jamaica
July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006

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Desmond Dekker 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 Miek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

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Desmond Dekker top songs

1	007 (Shanty Town)
2	It Mek
3	Fu Man Chu
4	Sing a Little Song
5	Pickney Gal
6	Rudy Got Soul
7	You Can Get It If You Really Want
8	Get Up Edina
9	Intensified
10	Silver Moon (Desmond Dekker and Desmond Dekker Jnr Collaboration Version)
11	Jamaica Ska
12	Shanty Town
13	You Can Get It If You Really Want
14	Baby Come Back
15	Sabotage
16	Perseverance
17	Music Like Dirt
18	Sugar and Spice
19	Honour Your Mother and Father
20	Don't Blame Me
21	Please Don't Bend
22	I Believe
23	Unity
24	Fu Man Chu
25	First Time for a Long Time

Desmond Dekker quotes

Recently, I've been working on anew album of material, which should be out in the new Millennium. I'm not sure which song will be put out as a single, but I'm still hoping to get another record in the charts.