Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
==Links to Peel==
Peel played his track, '007 (Shanty Town) on his 13 August 1967 show on Radio London, but didn't seem to play much of the artist's material until the early 80's when ska music was at its peak of popularity. There is no evidence according to available tracklistings on this site of Peel playing songs from the musician during the 70's.
==Shows Played==
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*13 August 1967: '007 (Shanty Town) (7")' (Pyramid PYR 6004)
;1980
*11 March 1980: Mount Zion (Compilation LP- More Intensified Vol. 2) Island
*17 March 1980: 007 (v/a album – Club Scar '67) Island
*10 April 1980: Israelites (7") Stiff
*19 May 1980: '007 (Shanty Town) (7 inch)' (Doctor Bird)
;1981
*09 June 1981 (John Walters): 007 (Shanty Town)
;1983
*30 August 1983: Get Up Edina (7" - Get Up Edina / Be Mine For Evermore) Island
==See Also==
*UK Singles Chart Number Ones
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists