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Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker has been played on NTS shows including Subject To Change w/ Timmhotep, with Dracula first played on 16 October 2019.

Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican 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, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
It Mek
Desmond Decker
Frederick Records1979
It Mek
Desmond DeckerFrederick Records1979
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Too Much Too Soon
Desmond Dekker
Pyramid, Doctor Bird1969
Too Much Too Soon
Desmond DekkerPyramid, Doctor Bird1969
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Licking Stick
Desmond Dekker
Trojan Records1971
Licking Stick
Desmond DekkerTrojan Records1971
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Intesified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
Desmond Dekker
Sanctuary Records2007
Intesified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
Desmond DekkerSanctuary Records2007
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Dracula
Desmond Dekkar
Black Swan1964
Dracula
Desmond DekkarBlack Swan1964
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