Desmond Dekker
Jamaican singer-songwriter
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... Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1941, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Died: May 25, 2006 (age 64 years), London, United Kingdom
Genre: Reggae
Instrument(s): Vocals
Songs
Israelites
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
You Can Get It If You Really Want
You Can Get It If You Really Want ˇ 1970
A It Mek
Intensified (Expanded Version) ˇ 1968
Intensified '68
Intensified (Expanded Version) ˇ 1968
Rude Boy Train
007 Shanty Town ˇ 1967
Where Did It Go
Double Dekker (Expanded Version) ˇ 1973
Keep a Cool Head
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
Sing a Little Song
Israelites ˇ 1968
007
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
Nincompoop
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Young Generation
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
Get Up a Diner
King of Ska ˇ 1991
Pickney Gal
The Original Reggae Hitsound of Desmond Dekker & The Aces ˇ 1985
Fu Manchu
Action! (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Get Up Little Suzie
You Can Get It If You Really Want ˇ 1970
Sweet Music
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
Problems
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Mother Young Gal
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
It Is Not Easy
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Tips of My Fingers
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Baby Come Back
Archive ˇ 1997
Israelites -1969
Classic Tracks
Perseverance
You Can Get It If You Really Want ˇ 1970
Wise Man
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
Coconut Water
Intensified (Bonus Tracks Edition) ˇ 1968
Jamaica Ska
King of Kings ˇ 1993
Carry Go Bring Come
King of Kings ˇ 1993
Bongo Gal
Action! (Expanded Version) ˇ 1967
It Mek
Intensified ˇ 1970
Shing a Ling
007 Shanty Town ˇ 1967
Why Fight?
Black & Dekker ˇ 1980
Good Loving
Sing a Little Song - Live (Live)