Artist
Desmond Dekker
29 releases · 48 collaborators · 11 labels
- Real name
- Desmond Adolphus Dacres
- Date active
- 1981 – 2021
- Relevance
- Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster, here because linked to reggae, the sound dub itself came out of
Bio
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.
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.
Also known as
Desmond Dacres
Desmond Dekker (Artist)
Label
Relevance
Releases
Active
- Releases: 14 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 2006
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1987 – 1991
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2020 – 2021
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2013
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1992
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2009
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1991
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2016
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1981
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2014