The fans who pushed Desmond Dekker’s “Israelites” to the top of the pop charts in 1968 and 1969 had no firsthand experience with the social conditions in Jamaica that gave rise to the lyrics. They did ...

WASHINGTON -- Jamaican reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker, famed for the genre's first worldwide hit, Israelites, has died of a heart attack at his home in England, the Jamaica Observer reported Friday. He ...

Jamaican reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker, famed for the genre’s first worldwide hit with ”Israelites,” has died of a heart attack at his home in England, the Jamaica Observer reported Friday. He was 64.

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Reggae legend Desmond Dekker has died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Surrey, south-east England, just a week before his next concert, his manager said on Friday. The 64-year-old Jamaican, ...

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Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world with hits such as “Israelites,” has died, his manager said Friday. He was 64. Dekker, who lived in England, collapsed from an ...

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Rock historian Ed Ward remembers Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, who died last week at the age of 64. His 1969 hit "Israelites" was for many Americans the first reggae they'd ever heard.