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Pretty Africa by Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Artist Biography For Desmond Dekker & The Aces
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. Dekker Began Working As A Welder Singing Around His Workplace While His Coworkers Encouraged Him. In 1961 He Auditioned For Coxsone Dodd Studio One And Duke Reid Treasure Isle . Neither Were Impressed By His Talents And The Young Man Moved On To Leslie Kong's Beverley Record Label Where He Auditioned Before Derrick Morgan Then The Label's Biggest Star. With Morgan's Support Dekker Was Signed But Did Not Record Until 1963 Because Leslie Kong Wanted To Wait For The Perfect Song. Dekker's "Honour Your Father And Mother" Was To Be That Song.
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Writing On The Wall Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Wise Man Desmond Dekker - Intensified Festival 68 Prince Buster - The Baddest Desmond Dekker - Honour Your Mother And Your Father The Ethiopians - The Ring Owen Gray - I Say Super Jaws Prince Buster - Walk With Love Derrick Morgan - Too Bad The Maytals - Four Seasons Version 1 The Maytals - My Destination The Silvertones - A Rockin' Good Way Clancy Eccles - Mount Zion We Want To Go Back Home Clancy Eccles - Dance Beat Derrick Morgan - River To The Bank The Ethiopians - Woman Capture Man Owen Gray - Guava Jelly Toots And The Maytals - Rhythm Down Low Toots And The Maytals - Broadway Jungle '98 Stranger Cole - Uno Dos Tres Stranger Cole - Bangarang Laurel Aitken - I'm Still In Love With You Girl Alton Ellis - Stronger cut 2 Alton Ellis - Change My Life Phyllis Dillon - You Are Like Heaven To Me Roland Alphonso - Women Of The World The Skatalites - Rastamma Jackie Mittoo - Mother Funk Harry J Allstars - Liquidator Jackie Mittoo - Jump For Joy Dandy Livingstone - Confidential The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah The Upsetters - Night Doctor Tommy McCook - Twelve Minutes To Go Roland Alphonso - Scambalena Don Drummond - Spitfire Slim Smith - Jenny Ginny Come Lately The Kingstonians - Sufferer Dandy Livingstone - Rudy, A Message To You The Heptones - Do Good To Each And Everyone The Skatalites - Rough & Tough Stranger Cole The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket The Tennors - I've Got To Get You Off My Mind Alton Ellis & The Flames - Rock Steady The Techniques - Oh Babe The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad The Melodians - Everybody Bawling The Paragons - The Tide Is High The Melodians - Walking In The Rain Don Drummond - Melody Jamboree
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Biography - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
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. Dekker Began Working As A Welder Singing Around His Workplace While His Coworkers Encouraged Him. In 1961 He Auditioned For Coxsone Dodd Studio One And Duke Reid Treasure Isle . Neither Were Impressed By His Talents And The Young Man Moved On To Leslie Kong's Beverley Record Label Where He Auditioned Before Derrick Morgan Then The Label's Biggest Star. With Morgan's Support Dekker Was Signed But Did Not Record Until 1963 Because Leslie Kong Wanted To Wait For The Perfect Song. Dekker's "Honour Your Father And Mother" Was To Be That Song.
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