Desmond Dekker
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Desmond Dekker was a pioneering Jamaican ska and rocksteady singer-songwriter best known internationally for hits like "Israelites," which helped bring Jamaican music to a global audience in the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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rocksteady musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ ska musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2006 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Desmond Dacres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Aces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Desmond Adolphus Dacres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughSingle |
007 (Shanty Town)
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Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
Israelites reached UK Singles Chart number one
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Israelites reached US Billboard Hot 100 top ten ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-05-25 ⓘ |
| era | 1960s Jamaican popular music ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Jamaican ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
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rocksteady ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluenceOn | British ska revival bands ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | Jamaican music internationally ⓘ |
| heritage | Jamaican ⓘ |
| influenced | development of reggae ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movedTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Desmond Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Jamaican English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering ska and rocksteady internationally ⓘ |
| notableSongTheme |
Rude boy culture
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working-class Jamaican life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
007 (Shanty Town)
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Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ It Mek NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can Get It If You Really Want NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| performedWith | The Aces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Beverley's Records
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Trojan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
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