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Desmond Dekker

Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

Fame55.1
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Lived 1941–2006, aged 65

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1941–2006
Aged 65
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Reggae at the BBC
2011

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Updated 2026-06-21

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" (1968). Other hits include "007 " (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

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