Desmond Dekker
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- 86%Derrick Morgan
- 78%The Paragons
- 75%Ken Boothe
- 74%Toots & The Maytals
- 63%Prince Buster
- 61%Don Drummond
- 60%Jimmy Cliff
- 60%John Holt
- 59%Skatalites
- 58%Tommy McCook
Biography
Desmond Adolphus Dacres, 16 July 1941, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, d. 25 May 2006, London, England. Dacres spent much of his orphaned childhood near Seaforth in St. Thomas before returning to Kingston, where he worked as a welder. His workmates encouraged him to seek a recording audition and, after receiving rejections from leading producers Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, he found a mentor in the influential Leslie Kong. In 1963, the newly named Dekker released his first single, ‘Honour... Read more
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ska
reggae
rocksteady
jamaica
roots reggae
ska
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rocksteady
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