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'''Desmond Dekker''' ([[July 16]], [[1941]] – [[May 25]], [[2006]]) was a [[Jamaica]]n [[ska]] and [[reggae]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. Together with his backing group, ''The Aces'' (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international [[Jamaica]]n hits with “[[Israelites (song)|Israelites]]”. Other hits include “007 (Shanty Town)” (1967) and “It Mek” (1968). Before the ascent of [[Bob Marley]], Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] '''Desmond Dekker''' ([[July 16]], [[1941]] – [[May 25]], [[2006]]) was a [[Jamaica]]n [[ska]] and [[reggae]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. Together with his backing group, ''The Aces'' (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international [[Jamaica]]n hits with “[[Israelites (song)|Israelites]]”. Other hits include “007 (Shanty Town)” (1967) and “It Mek” (1968). Before the ascent of [[Bob Marley]], Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]

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Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941May 25, 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 one of the first international Jamaican hits with “Israelites”. Other hits include “007 (Shanty Town)” (1967) and “It Mek” (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.[1] [May 2007]

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