Genres: Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae.
Mr Williams said Dekker had led the way for reggae stars such as Bob Marley. Desmond Dekker was born on 16 July 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica. [3], The new group recorded a number of Jamaican hits, including "Parents", "Get Up Edina", "This Woman" and "Mount Zion". The 2016 - current line up of musicians for Desmond Dekker's band the Aces featuring Delroy Williams & Guests. [2] Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating popcorn. Jamaica's post-colonial Dekker recorded on the Pyramid record label, and when its catalogue was acquired by Cactus Records in 1975, "Israelites" was re-issued in a first-time stereo mix. Anyone can read what you share. He was also a songwriter and a musician as well. "[8] The title has been the source of speculation,[9] but most settle on the Rastafarian Movement's association with the Twelve Tribes of Israel. He had been due to perform at the Respect Festival in Prague on 2 June, and numerous dates across Europe during the summer. A string of Jamaican hits followed, including "It Pays," "Sinners Come Home" and "Labour for Learning." Desmond Dekker unleashed a flood of fine singles across the '60s and early '70s, all under the aegis of producer Leslie Kong.Taking a chance on an untried youngster barely into his teens, who'd already been shown the door by Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, Kong nurtured Dekker to international stardom, only to die suddenly in 1971, two years after the singer's breakthrough. He also collaborated on a remix of "Israelites" with reggae artist Apache Indian. Ostensibly a reissue of his 1969 U.K. LP of 1966-1968 recordings, which had . Dekker was the first Jamaican artist to have a hit record in the US with Jamaican-style music. in Leeds just two weeks before his death. It was during this period that Desmond Dacres adopted the stage-name of Desmond Dekker. lament, whose lyrics Dekker had written in his head while walking in a The comeback failed to save him from bankruptcy in 1984, Incudes 'Israelites', '007 (Shanty Town)', 'It Miek', 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' and 'Sing a Litte Song'. And it just get out of controlIs just a typical riot 'cause I say - Them a loot, them a shoot, them a wail. The song was his only United States hit, but it was a turning point for Jamaican music among international listeners. ", He added: "People like Desmond Dekker only come along once in a lifetime. Dekker spent his formative years in Kingston. of the island," wrote On the 22 August 1970 edition of American top 40, Casey Kasem claimed that Dekker had more than 40 #1 records in Jamaica. charts in the United States, and opened the ears of the world to the music I don't think anyone knew how close we were - we go back so far. "independence in 1962 had bestowed a new cultural confidence, The punk era of the late 1970's brought with it an English revival of ska by groups like Madness and the Specials. List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK), List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States, "Israelites / The Man - Desmond Dekker & The Aces", "Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Beverley's All Stars - Poor Me Israelites / Fly Right", Desmond Dekker and the Aces Israelites", The Irish Charts Search Results Israelites", "Desmond Dekker & the Aces: Artist Chart History", "Desmond Dekker The Aces Chart History (Hot 100)", Offiziellecharts.de Desmond Dekker and the Aces Israelites", "British single certifications Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israelites_(song)&oldid=1134128754, Short description is different from Wikidata, Single chart usages for Belgium (Flanders), Single chart usages for Belgium (Wallonia), Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming figures, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming footnote, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "My Precious World (The Man)" by Beverley's All Stars, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 03:48. 30," Steffens said. suffering even after independence from Britain. "He was at his peak fitness, he had this big tour coming up for this summer and he was looking forward to it - and then that was it," Mr Williams said. The song's title is Jamaican patois meaning "that's why" or "that's the reason. Intensified is an album by Desmond Dekker & the Aces released in 1970. It Mek 7.
DEKKER,DESMOND - 007: The Best of Desmond Dekker - Amazon.com Music 2 in the UK charts. Dekker, whose 1969 hit Israelites was the first reggae song to top the UK charts, collapsed at his Surrey home. [7] A re-recorded version of "Israelites" was released in 1980 on the Stiff label, followed by other new recordings: Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" and "Book of Rules". version of ska. May 25, 2006 - Desmond Dekker was born Desmond Adolphus Dacres on July 16th 1941 in Saint Andrew Parrish, Kingston, Jamaica. [3], Despite achieving a record deal, it was two years before Dekker saw his first record released.
Jamaican Ska Star Desmond Dekker Dies - Billboard LONDON (AP) - Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world with hits such as "Israelites," has died, his manager said Friday. Like many of Mr. Dekker's songs, it carried a message. Ironically although he went to worldwide fame his former welding colleague Marley never had a UK number one.
Albums include The Harder They Come, The Harder They Come, and Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music. Compass Point stopped. [2] It spent eleven weeks in the UK chart, and by September 1970 had sold over a million copies worldwide. It Mek (sometimes appearing as "A It Mek" or German language "It Miek") was a 1969 hit song by the Jamaican musicians Desmond Dekker & the Aces.After being re-released in June 1969, the single reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart.
In 1975 "Israelites" was re-released and became a UK top 10 hit for a second time. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. Copyright Simbis Inc.All rights reserved.
007: The Best of Desmond Dekker - AllMusic of London obituary noted. Ska legend Desmond Dekker has died suddenly from a heart attack, his manager said today. Washington Post Dekker had also begun working on new material with the production duo Bruce Anthony in 1974. From a very young age he would regularly attend the local church with his grandmother and aunt. Other successes included 007 (Shanty Town) and Rude Boy Train, which established him as an icon of Jamaica's 1960s rude boy scene - the ska subculture of sharp-suited urban youth who lead violent invasions of dancehall parties. Many of his more rural part of the island, but returned to Kingston and by his late Its title and lyrics refer to the cool imagery of films such as the James Bond series and Ocean's 11, admired by "rudies". years earlier, when both worked as welders in Kingston, and Dekker
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Reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker dies, aged 64 - the Guardian This Is Desmond Dekkar Review. [9] Desmond headlined Jools Holland's 2003 Annual Hootenanny. comparisons between Jamaica's poor and the beleaguered Israelites "Honour Your Father and Mother" reached the No. "[3] According to the liner notes for the Dekker compilation album Rockin' Steady The Best of Desmond Dekker the phrase was also used as a schoolyard taunt roughly meaning "that's what you get." The star was divorced with a son and daughter. It took two years before Kong let Dekker record a song, and when he did, Despite declining sales, Dekker remained a popular live performer and continued to tour with The Rumour. [2], The disc was released in the UK in March 1969 and was #1 for one week, selling over 250,000 copies. [3] In 2003 a reissue of The Harder They Come soundtrack featured "Israelites" and "007 (Shanty Town)". [3], Only a single live album was released in the late '80s. and became one of his country's first recording stars to achieve He returned to the British charts with "Sing a Little Song" in 1975.
The Aces (Jamaican group) - Wikipedia It was taken from an album of similar re-recordings of his old hits, Black & Dekker. Also founder & MD of popular Reggae and Ska Tribute/backing band, Paul Abraham Guitarist and backing vocals, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 17:21. producers turned him down before Leslie Kong signed Dekker to his label in Dekker, who lived in England, co Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 - 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. [6], The 1980s found Dekker signed to a new label, Stiff Records, an independent label that specialized in punk and new wave acts as well as releases associated with the 2 Tone label, whose acts instigated a short-lived but influential ska revival. He died peacefully but it still hurts.
Desmond Dekker - IMDb [3], Dekker continued to release rude boy songs such as "Rude Boy Train" and "Rudie Got Soul", as well as mainstream cultural songs like "It's a Shame", "Wise Man", "Hey Grandma", "Unity", "If It Pays", "Mother's Young Girl", "Sabotage" and "Pretty Africa". View their obituary at Legacy.com By the time I got home, it was complete.