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Desmond Dekker diesPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 1:20 PM
Dekker performing in 2005, aged 63 Dekker is best known for the song The Israelites (1968) which made it on both U.S. and U.K. charts. That song -- and many of Dekker's other hits such 007, It Mek and his recording debut Honor Your Father and Mother -- was produced by Chinese Jamaican Leslie Kong, who also produced Bob Marley's first two recordings. The Guardian has a note about Dekker's passing: Reggae star Dekker dies at 64 There is more on Chinese Jamaicans and reggae, in particular Leslie Kong, on this old Danwei post: Chinese reggae pioneers. Desmond Dekker's official website still contains concert details for August of this year: Dekker never stopped performing and was scheduled to play in Prague next Friday. Below are the lyrics of the song The Israelites: Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir, My wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me. Shirt them a-tear up, trousers are gone. After a storm there must be a calm. Poor me, the Israelite. Image of Dekker from BBC. |
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Comments on Desmond Dekker dies
true story: said to a friend 'did you hear desmond deckker died>'. he said i was a c*nt for telling him as he hadn't seen the last episode of Lost yet?!/!