draw ya brakes brodda

i think everyone's (well everyone in the us that is) first taste of ska/reggae was desmond dekker. i know mine was

Reggae legend Desmond Dekker dies

Reggae legend Desmond Dekker has died suddenly from a heart attack, his manager has announced.
The 64-year-old Jamaican, best known for his 1969 hit Israelites, collapsed at his Surrey home.
Manager Delroy Williams said the performer had seemed fine when they met a day earlier.
"It is such a shock. I don't think I will ever get over this," he said, adding that Dekker led the way for reggae stars such as Bob Marley.
"Desmond was the first legend, believe it or not. When he released Israelites nobody had heard of Bob Marley - he paved the way for all of them."
The star was divorced with a son and daughter. ......

desmond dekker

he had a few songs on the the harder they come soundtrack GREAT movie, GREAT soundtrack!

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