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Desmond Dekker & The Aces

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Years Active
1965 – present (59 years)
Founded In
Kingston, Jamaica
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941, died May 25 2006) was a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), and "It Mek" (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it. He was orphaned as a teenager. De… read more
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941, died May 25 2006) was a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit wi… read more
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941, died May 25 2006) was a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)&qu… read more

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1 Play track The Original Reggae Hitsound of Desmond Dekker & The Aces 007 (Shanty Town)
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 547 listeners
2 Play track Intensified (Poor Mi) Israelites
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 479 listeners
3 Play track Rudy Got Soul: The Early Beverley's Sessions 1963-1968 Fu Man Chu
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4 Play track Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 It Mek
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5 Play track Israelites: The Best Of Desmond Dekker Israelites
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6 Action! (Bonus Tracks Edition) Fu Manchu
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7 Rudy Got Soul: The Early Beverley's Sessions 1963-1968 Beautiful and Dangerous
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8 Rudy Got Soul: The Early Beverley's Sessions 1963-1968 Shing A Ling
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9 Play track Ah It Mek Ah It Mek
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10 Play track Rudy Got Soul: The Early Beverley's Sessions 1963-1968 Rude Boy Train
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Albums

  1. 27,781 listeners

    2014 · 2 tracks

    Israelites
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  2. 10,096 listeners

    15 Apr 1968 · 26 tracks

    Intensified
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  3. 9,496 listeners

    1967 · 12 tracks

    007 Shanty Town
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  4. 6,390 listeners

    29 May 2018 · 16 tracks

    Action! (Bonus Tracks Edition)
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