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Singersongwriter desmond dekker composed all of the tracks, which includes the song 007 shanty town track listing. Jamaica 38 uk 36 usa 7 germany 6 netherlands 4 australia 2 belgium 2 denmark 2 india 2 italy 2 new zealand 2 portugal 2 spain 2 argentina 1. Together with his backing group, the aces consisting of wilson james and easton barrington howard, he had the first international jamaican hit, israelites. Forgetting sarah marshall original motion picture soundtrack download on amazon intensified play on apple music intensified download on itunes intensified play on spotify intensified play on youtube intensified. He died on may 24, 2006 in thornton heath, london, england. It was one of the first reggae songs to become an international hit, despite dekkers strong jamaican accent which made his lyrics difficult to understand for audiences outside. Desmond dekker israelites by secret records limited. Black and dekkercompass point 1992 includes 2 full albums. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Desmond dekker, desmond adolphus dacres, jamaican singersongwriter. He made his recording debut in 1963 with a single titled honour your mother and father and made his international. Complete your desmond dekker and the aces collection.
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