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Jamaican reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker, famed for the genre’s first worldwide hit with ”Israelites,” has died of a heart attack at his home in England, the Jamaica Observer reported Friday. He was 64.

Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world with hits such as “Israelites,” has died, his manager said Friday. He was 64. Dekker, who lived in England, collapsed from an ...

The fans who pushed Desmond Dekker’s “Israelites” to the top of the pop charts in 1968 and 1969 had no firsthand experience with the social conditions in Jamaica that gave rise to the lyrics. They did ...

Reggae legend Desmond Dekker has died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Surrey, south-east England, just a week before his next concert, his manager said on Friday. The 64-year-old Jamaican, ...

This is the song that towers over the rest of Dekker’s catalogue, with good reason. For one thing, it was the first reggae song to hit in America, unless you count “My Boy Lollipop,” which you ...

WASHINGTON -- Jamaican reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker, famed for the genre's first worldwide hit, Israelites, has died of a heart attack at his home in England, the Jamaica Observer reported Friday. He ...

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DESMOND Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world, has died aged 64. Dekker, whose song Israelites is regarded by many as the first reggae single to top the UK charts, in 1969, ...

Singer Desmond Dekker, who died aged 63, on May 25 at his home in Thornton Heath, London, predated the great Bob Marley in bringing reggae and ska to a global audience. Born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in ...