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Desmond Dekker
voc, 1941-2006 JM, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Singer / Songwriter of Reggae
A.k.a. Desmond Adolphus Dacres Desmond Dacres
Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, leader of Desmond Dekker & The Aces. Born : July 16, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica. Died : May 25, 2006 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Often cited as the first superstar of reggae. He made his recording debut in 1963 (with a single titled "Honour Your Mother And Father") and made his international breakthrough with "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Up A Dina / This Woman | Desmond Dekker | 2019 | Single |
| Do The Beng Beng / Express | Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker / Beverley's All Stars | 2017 | Single |
| Rude Boy Ska | Desmond Dekker | 2016 | Album |
| The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2016 | Compil. |
| Pretty Africa / El Toro | Desmond Dekker / Roland Alphonso | 2014 | Single |
| The King Of Ska | Desmond Dekker | 2014 | Album |
| Hold Him Joe / Warlock | Glen Adams / Desmond Dekker | 2013 | Single |
| Honour Your Mother & Father / King Of Kings | Desmond Dekker / Jimmy Cliff | 2013 | Single |
| 007 · The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2011 | Compil. |
| 7 | Desmond Dekker | 2011 | Single |
| Rude Boy Train | Desmond Dekker | 2010 | Single |
| Licking Stick | Desmond Dekker | 2010 | Single |
| What A Revenge / Soldering | Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker | 2009 | Single |
| King Of Ska: Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | 2008 | Compil. |
| Reggae Legends | Desmond Dekker | 2008 | Compil. |
| Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2008 | Compil. |
| The Israelites - All The Hits | Desmond Dekker | 2008 | Compil. |
| This Is Crucial Reggae | Desmond Dekker | 2007 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of | Desmond Dekker | 2006 | Compil. |
| The Essential Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2006 | Compil. |
| The Essential Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2006 | Compil. |
| Intensified | Desmond Dekker | 2006 | Compil. |
| ...In Memoriam 1941-2006 | Desmond Dekker | 2006 | Album |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want - The Definitive Collection | Desmond Dekker | 2005 | Compil. |
| The Israelites (05) | Apache Indian & Desmond Dekker | 2005 | Single |
| The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 2004 | Compil. |
| Sing A Little Song | Desmond Dekker | 2004 | Compil. |
| Gimmie Gimmie | Desmond Dekker | 2004 | Compil. |
| Kings Of Reggae | John Holt, Desmond Dekker | 2004 | Compil. |
| Israelites (Live In London) | Desmond Dekker | 2003 | Album |
| Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley's Sessions | Desmond Dekker | 2003 | Compil. |
| Israelites (The Best Of Desmond Dekker) | Desmond Dekker | 2002 | Compil. |
| Anthology: Israelites 1963 to 1999 | Desmond Dekker | 2001 | Compil. |
| History Of Ska | Bad Manners / Desmond Dekker / The Beat / The Selecter | 2001 | Compil. |
| Mine Yu Kill Me Dead / Keep A Cool Head | Derrick Morgan & George Dekker & Desmond Dekker | 2001 | Single |
| Rude Boy Ska | Desmond Dekker | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of | Desmond Dekker | 2000 | Compil. |
| Halfway To Paradise | Desmond Dekker | 1999 | Album |
| The Writing On The Wall | Desmond Dekker | 1998 | Compil. |
| First Time For A Long Time: Rarities (1968-1972) | Desmond Dekker | 1997 | Compil. |
| The Original Rude Boy - The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1997 | Compil. |
| Israelites - The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1996 | Compil. |
| Moving On | Desmond Dekker | 1996 | Album |
| Archive | Desmond Dekker | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1996 | Compil. |
| Wonderful World | Desmond Dekker | 1996 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1994 | Compil. |
| Jamaica Ska | Desmond Dekker And The Specials | 1993 | Single |
| King Of Kings | Desmond Dekker And The Specials | 1993 | Album |
| The Best | Desmond Dekker | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1993 | Compil. |
| The World Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1993 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | 1992 | Compil. |
| Rockin' Steady: The Best Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1992 | Compil. |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1992 | Single |
| Black And Dekker / Compass Points | Desmond Dekker | 1992 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | 1991 | Compil. |
| Castle Masters Collection | Desmond Dekker | 1991 | Compil. |
| King Of Ska | Desmond Dekker | 1991 | Album |
| I'm In The Mood For Love / Israelites | Lord Tanamo / Desmond Dekker | 1990 | Album |
| The Israelites | Desmond Dekker Featuring General Levy | 1990 | Album |
| 14 Golden Reggae Hits | Desmond Dekker | 1990 | Compil. |
| The Best Of | Desmond Dekker | 1989 | Compil. |
| Wonderful World, Beautiful People / Licking Stick | Desmond Dekker | 1989 | Single |
| Do It Right | Desmond Dekker | 1988 | Single |
| The Israelites / Chapel Of Love | Desmond Dekker / The Dixie Cups | 1988 | Single |
| 20 Golden Pieces Of Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1987 | Compil. |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1987 | Single |
| Officially Live And Rare | Desmond Dekker | 1987 | Album |
| Good Loving | Desmond Dekker | 1985 | Single |
| Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1984 | Compil. |
| Hot City | Desmond Dekker | 1983 | Single |
| Book Of Rules | Desmond Dekker | 1982 | Single |
| Compass Point | Desmond Dekker | 1981 | Album |
| That's My Woman | Desmond Dekker | 1981 | Single |
| Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1981 | Compil. |
| Please Don't Bend | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| 007 (Shanty Town) / Cool Collie / Judge Dread In Court | Desmond Dekker / Hopeton Lewis / Derrick Morgan | 1980 | Single |
| Reggae Blockbusters | Desmond Dekker / Dandy Livingstone | 1980 | Single |
| Many Rivers To Cross / Pickney Gal | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| It Mek | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| Black And Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Album |
| Rude Boy Train | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1980 | Single |
| Bonanza Ska / Get Up Edina / Beardman Ska | Carlos Malcolm & The Afro Caribs / Desmond Dekker / The Skatalites | 1979 | Single |
| Israelites / It Mek | Desmond Dekker | 1979 | Single |
| Israelites - 16 Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | 1978 | Compil. |
| Roots Rock | Desmond Dekker | 1977 | Single |
| Sing A Little Song | Desmond Dekker | 1975 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1975 | Album |
| Israelites / It Mek / Sing A Little Song | Desmond Dekker | 1975 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1975 | Single |
| Busted Lad / Travel On | Desmond Dekker | 1974 | Single |
| Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | 1974 | Compil. |
| Israelites / You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Everybody Join Hands | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Pickney Gal | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Sing A Little Song | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Everybody Join Hands | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Sing A Little Song / That's The Way Life Goes | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Double Dekker | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Compil. |
| It Gotta Be So / The First Time, For A Long Time | Desmond Dekker | 1973 | Single |
| Beware / Mother Nature | Desmond Dekker | 1972 | Single |
| Licking Stick / Trouble And Miseries | Desmond Dekker | 1971 | Single |
| Licking Stick | Desmond Dekker | 1971 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Album |
| Polka Dot | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker / Deep Purple | 1970 | Album |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Single |
| The Song We Used To Sing | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want / Reggae Man | Desmond Dekker / Bamboos Of Jamaica | 1970 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | Desmond Dekker | 1970 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Compil. |
| Scare Him / Problems | The Maytals / Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Single |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Album |
| The Israelites | Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Album |
| Pickney Gal | Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Single |
| This Is Desmond Dekkar | Desmond Dekker | 1969 | Album |
| Problems / Hanging Tree | Desmond Dekker | 1968 | Single |
| Shanty Town | Desmond Dekker | 1967 | Single |
| Mother's Young Gal / Confucious | Desmond Dekker / The Soul Brothers | 1967 | Single |
| Jungle Bit / Mother Young Gal | Roland Alphonso / Desmond Dekker | 1967 | Single |
| Shanty Town | Desmond Dekker | 1967 | Single |
| On The Move / It's A Shame | Roland Alphonso And Beverley's All Stars / Desmond Dekker | 1966 | Single |
| Soldering | Desmond Dekker | 1965 | Single |
| Get Up Edina / Be Mine For Evermore | Desmond Dekker / Patsy Todd | 1965 | Single |
| This Woman / Si Señor | Desmond Dekker / The Upsetters | 1965 | Single |
| Dracula / Spitfire | Desmond Dekker / Don Drummond | 1964 | Single |
| Parents / Labour For Learning | Desmond Dekker | 1963 | Single |
| Happy Birthday Jamaica / Sinners, Prepare! | Desmond Dekker & Beverley's All Stars | 1963 | Single |
| Honour Your Mother & Father / Forever I'll Stay | Desmond Dekker, Beverley's All Stars / John Holt, The Vagabonds | 1962 | Single |
| Honour Your Mother & Father / Madgie | Desmond Dekker, Beverley's All Stars | 1962 | Single |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want / Polka Dot | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Pickney Gal / Problems | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| A It Mek / Badness No PAy | Desmond Dekker, Leroy Smart | Single | |
| Magic Doubles Collection | Percy Sledge / Desmond Dekker | Compil. | |
| Możesz Zdobyć Wszystko Co Chcesz / Słyszę Jak Pukasz | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Unity / Get Up Edina | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | Compil. | |
| Mother Young Gal | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Keep A Cool Head / Charade | Desmond Dekker / Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars | Single | |
| Mother Ritty / Mother Young Gal | The Pioneers / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Fu Man Chu / Give Me A Divorce | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| San Bernadino / You Can Get It If You Really Want | Christie / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| A It Mek | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| The Cat / Rudie Got Soul | Roland Alphonso / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Greatest Hits Live In Concert | Desmond Dekker | Album | |
| Greatest Hits | Desmond Dekker | Compil. | |
| Oh Child / Mother Young Gal | Bruce Ruffin / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Rivers Of Babylon / You Can Get It If You Really Want | The Melodians / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Coomyah / Pickney Gal | Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Pressure Drop / Mother's Young Gal | Toots & The Maytals / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Long Shot / Mother Young Gal | The Pioneers / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Cecilia / Mother Young Gal | Bruce Ruffin / Desmond Dekker | Single |
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