デスモンド・デッカー

デスモンド・デッカー（英: Desmond Dekker, 1941年7月16日 - 2006年5月25日）は、ジャマイカのレゲエ歌手。セント・アンドリュー教区で生まれた。 スカの時代から活躍し、1968年の曲「Israelites」では、カリブに売られてきたアフリカの黒人奴隷を、彷徨えるイスラエルの民に例えて歌い、アメリカを始めとして世界的にヒットした。 彼の歌った「Unity」という曲は、1991年のトニー・レベル&マカBのヒット曲「D.J.ユニティ」の元歌である。 2006年5月25日、イギリスの自宅で心臓発作を起こし死去。 007 Shanty Town (1967) – Doctor Bird (Desmond Dekker & The Aces) Action! (1968) (Desmond Dekker & The Aces) The Israelites (1969) – Pyramid Intensified (1970) – Lagoon You Can Get It If You Really Want (1970) – Trojan The Israelites (1975), Cactus – completely different album from the 1969 release Black And Dekker (1980) – Stiff Compass Point (1981) – Stiff King of Kings with スペシャルズ (1993) – Trojan Records Halfway to Paradise (1999) – Trojan This Is Desmond Dekkar (1969) – Trojan Records (UK #27), reissued on CD in 2006 with 19 bonus tracks Double Dekker (1973) – Trojan Dekker's Sweet 16 Hits (1979) – Trojan The Original Reggae Hitsound (1985) – Trojan 20 Golden Pieces of Desmond Dekker (1987) – Bulldog The Official Live and Rare (1987) – Trojan Greatest Hits (1988) – Streetlife The Best of & The Rest of (1990) – Action Replay Music Like Dirt (1992) – Trojan Rockin' Steady – The Best of Desmond Dekker (1992) – Rhino Crucial Cuts (1993) – Music Club Israelites (1994) – Laserlight Action (1995) – Lagoon Voice of Ska (1995) – Emporio Moving On (1996) – Trojan The Israelites (1996) – Marble Arch First Time for a Long Time (1997) – Trojan Desmond Dekker Archive (1997) – Rialto The Writing on the Wall (1998) – Trojan Israelites (1999) – Castle Pie Israelites: The Best Of Desmond Dekker (1963–1971) – Trojan (1999) Desmond Dekker (2000) – Snapper The Very Best Of (2000) – Jet Set Israelites – Anthology 1963 To 1999 (2001) – Trojan Gimmie Gimmie [1967-70] (2004) – Brook 007 - The Best of Desmond Dekker (2011) – Trojan "Honour Your Mother and Father" (1963) – アイランド・レコード (as Desmond Dekker & Beverley's Allstars) "Parents" (1964) – Island "King of Ska" (1964) – Island (as Desmond Dekkar and his Cherry Pies) "Dracula" (1964) – Black Swan (as Desmond Dekkar) "Generosity" (1965) — Island "Get Up Adina" (1965) – Island "This Woman" (1965) – Island "Mount Zion" (1965) – Island "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967) – Doctor Bird "Wise Man" (1967) – Pyramid "007 Shanty Town" (1967) – Pyramid "It's a Shame" (1967) – Pyramid "Rudy Got Soul" (1967) – Pyramid "Rude Boy Train" (1967) – Pyramid "Mother's Young Gal" (1967) – Pyramid "Unity" (1967) – Pyramid "Sabotage" (1967) – Pyramid "It Pays" (1967) – Pyramid "Beautiful and Dangerous" (1967) – Pyramid "Bongo Gal" (1967) – Pyramid "To Sir, With Love" (1967) – Pyramid "Mother Pepper" (1967) – Pyramid "Hey Grandma" (1967) – Pyramid "Music Like Dirt (Intensified '68)" (1967) – Pyramid "It Mek" (1968) – Pyramid "Israelites" (1968) – Pyramid (UK #1, US #9) "Christmas Day" (1968) – Pyramid "It Mek" (1969) – Pyramid (UK #7) "Pickney Gal" (1969) – Pyramid (UK #42) "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970) – Trojan (UK #2) "The Song We Used to Sing" (1970) – Trojan "Licking Stick" (1971) – Trojan "It Gotta Be So" (1972) – Trojan "Beware" (1972) – Rhino "Sing a Little Song" (1973) – Rhino "Everybody Join Hands" (1973) – Rhino "Busted Lad" (1974) – Rhino "Israelites (re-recording)" (1975) – Cactus (UK #10) "Sing a Little Song" (1975) – Cactus (UK #16) "Roots Rock" (1977) – Feelgood "Israelites (new mix)" (1980) – Stiff "Please Don't Bend" (1980) – Stiff "Many Rivers to Cross" (1980) – Stiff "We Can and Shall" (1981) – Stiff "Book of Rules" (1982) – Stiff "Hot City" (1983) – Stiff "Jamaica Ska" (1993) – Trojan [脚注の使い方] ^ レゲエ・ディスク・ガイド　音楽之友社 ^ “Desmond Dekker, 64, Pioneer of Jamaican Music, Dies”. ニューヨーク・タイムズ (2006年5月27日). 2021-6-020閲覧。 ^ a b c d e f Strong, Martin C. (2002), The Great Rock Discography (6th edition), Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1. 表示 編集