The More You Live - Desmond Dekker And The Aces* - Israelites (CD)

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1. By Vudole on 2 October, 2012

   View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Israelites on Discogs/5(16).

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2. By Gashicage on 2 October, 2012

   May 07,  · Between and , Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions. His ground-breaking hit, ‘I.

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3. By Taulrajas on 2 October, 2012

   Desmond Dekker & The Aces. This is Desmond Dekker, the no. 1 'hepcat', the ace 'sure shot', the man who put the reggae sound firmly into the U.K. charts in with ' (Shanty Town)' and two years later gave reggae music two first time ever achievements with 'Israelites' — the no. 1 chart position in the U.K. and a chart entry in the U.S.A. Long before Bob Marley and The Wailers had made Brand: Dekker, Desmond & The Aces.

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4. By Kishakar on 2 October, 2012

   Label: Old Gold (2) - OG • Series: The Old Gold Collection • Format: CD Mini, Single • Country: UK • Genre: Reggae • Style: Reggae, Rocksteady Desmond Dekker And The Aces* - The Israelites / You Can Get It If You Really Want / (, CD) | Discogs.

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5. By Barr on 2 October, 2012

   Actually performed by Desmond Decker and the Aces, it was the first Reggae No. 1 in the UK and the second to make the top 10 in the US. Musically, “Israelites” is all about Jamacian syncopation.

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6. By Akinotaur on 2 October, 2012

   "Israelites" is a song written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong that became a hit for Dekker's group, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, reaching the top of the charts in numerous countries in Although few could understand all the lyrics, the single was the first UK reggae number one and among the first to reach the US top ten (peaking at number.

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7. By Brabei on 2 October, 2012

   Desmond Dekker (16 July – 25 May ) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" ().Other hits include " (Shanty Town)" (), "It Mek" () and "You Can Get It If You .

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8. By Akishakar on 2 October, 2012

   Aug 03,  · Desmond Dekker and The Aces’ music at this time was the more respectable end of Jamaican culture, extolling the virtues of going to church, education and respecting your parents. However in he began recording material that commented on the rude boy subculture, where money was hard to come by and ways to get ahead in life were limited.

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