Desmond Dekker - King of the Blue Beat

<font color="#cc6600"><b><span class="interpret">Desmond Dekker - King of the Blue Beat<br> </span></b></font><font color="black"><span class="class5"><br> D. Dacres was born in 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 19 he met the influential Leslie Kong and who would have supposed that by now a new legend was born? In 1963, the newly named Dekker released his first single, "Honor Your Father And Mother", which was also issued in the UK courtesy of Chris Blackwells Island label. During the same period, Dekker teamed up with his backing group, the Aces. Together they enjoyed enormous success in Jamaica during the mid-late 60s with a formidable run of 20 number 1 hits to their credit. The emergence of rocksready in the latter half of 1966 propelled his James Bond inspired "007 (Shanty Town)" into the UK charts the following year. Also the single presaged Dekkers emergence as an internationally famous artist.</span></font> <p><font color="black"><span class="class5">1969 proved the year of Dekkers greatest worldwide success. "Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be fed", was a patois-sung opening line which entranced and confused pop listeners on both sides of the Atlantic. The intriguing "Isralites" was a club hit the previous year and by the spring of 1969 had become the first reggae song to top the UK charts ever! After an astonishing Top10 hit in the USA Dekker went back to Britain where he settled down in 1969. During the same year he once again hit the UK Charts with It Mek .Through his success, buoyed by consistent touring, Dekker remained the most famous reggae artist in the international scene until the early 70s. So it probably doesnt surprise that the hits kept coming for Dekker - once again he topped the charts with the Jimmy Cliff song You Can Get It If You Really Want. Since Leslie Kong died from a heart failure in 1971, Desmond Dekker decided to join the Cactus Label. Sing A Little Song plus the rerelease of Isralites at the same time put Desmond back in the UK Top 10 in 1975.<br> <br> The 80s were not a happy time for Desmond: in addition to some very heavily advertised financial problems, his managerial problems were coming to a head. But, however, Desmond kept doing what he knew best: singing. <br> <br> During a 2-Tone revival in 1993, Desmond then recorded the album King Of Kongs (Trojan Records) with four original members of the legendary Specials, which continued to sell well. <br> <br> To sum it up, Desmond Dekkers unmistakable falsetto remains one of Reggaes most memorable and -although his songs got that popular by now that theyre used for several TV spots - even the younger generation of the reggae fans appreciates the authentic sound of the artist which defintely belongs to the roots of this movement.</span></font></p> <p></p> <p><a href="desmond_dekker.html"><span class="class1">Zur deutschsprachigen Desmond Dekker-Seite auf allska.de</span></a></p> <p><span class="interpret"><font face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica" color="#cc6600"><b>DVD-Video</b><b>:<br> </b></font></span><span class="class1"><font face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000066"><b>Desmond Dekker - »Israelites - Live In London«<br> </b></font></span><span class="class5"><font color="black" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">VÖ-Datum: 26. Januar 2004<br> Konzertmitschnitt aus dem Londoner Club 'Dingwalls'.<br> Specials: Ein ausführliches Interview in dem er über sein Leben, seine Karriere und über die Unterschiede von Ska, Rocksteady und Reggae spricht</font><font face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica" color="#000066"><br> </font><font color="black" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">1. Cherry oh baby<br> 2. Honour your mother & father<br> 3. Get up Edina<br> 4. Good loving<br> 5. It mek<br> 6. King of ska<br> 7. Half way to paradise<br> 8. Rude boy train<br> 9. Ska stomp<br> 10. Sing a little song<br> 11. Medley: OO7 / All I have to do is dream / Baby come back / Pass the dutchie / Wimoweh / Sugar sugar / Jamaican ska<br> 12. Day-o<br> 13. Ska stomp<br> 14. Israelites<br> 15. You can get it if you really want (129 Min.)<br> DSS 5.1; Bild:4:3<br> <b>DVD-Video: </b>SecretFilms, FSKoA<br> <br> </font></span><font color="#cc0000" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Desmond Dekker - »King Of Kings«<br> </b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>mit den Specials<br> </b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">1. Sammy dead<br> 2. Fat man<br> 3. Easy snappin'<br> 4. Carry go<br> 5. Bring come<br> 6. Dancing mood<br> 7. Humpty dumpty<br> 8. King of Ska<br> 9. Oil in my lamp<br> 10. Take it easy<br> 11. Wings of a dove<br> 12. King of kings<br> 13. Jamaica Ska<br> <b>CD: 6887836 (Trojan, AAD, 93)<br> </b></font></p> <p><font color="#cc0000" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Desmond Dekker - »Rude Boy Ska«<br> </b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">1. Honour your mother and father<br> 2. Parents<br> 3. King of Ska<br> 4. Get up Edina<br> 5. Mount Zion<br> 6. 007<br> 7. It's a shame<br> 8. Rule boy train<br> 9. Unity<br> 10. Sabotage<br> 11. It pays<br> 12. Young generation<br> 13. Beautiful and dangerous<br> 14. Mother Pepper<br> 15. Music like dirt<br> 16. Israelites<br> 17. It mek (2)<br> 18. Problems<br> 19. Pickney gal<br> 20. Generosity<br> 21. You can get it if you really want<br> 22. Where did it go<br> 23. Hippopotamus<br> 24. Go and tell my people<br> 25. Look what you are doing to me<br> 26. My reward<br> 27. What will you gain<br> 28. Licking stick<br> 29. Live and learn<br> 30. First time for a long time<br> <b>2 CDs: 2213750 </b>(Snapper, AAD)<br> </font></p> <p><font color="#cc0000" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Desmond Dekker - Anthology 1963 - 1999<br> </b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">1. Honour your mother and father<br> 2. Parents<br> 3. Labour for learning<br> 4. Jeserene<br> 5. King of ska<br> 6. Get up Edina<br> 7. This woman<br> 8. Mount zion<br> 9. Wise man<br> 10. 0.0.7.<br> 11. Rudy got soul<br> 12. Unity<br> 13. Mothers young girl<br> 14. Sabotage<br> 15. Pretty Africa<br> 16. It pays<br> 17. Mother long tongue<br> 18. Young generation<br> 19. Beautiful and dangerous<br> 20. Fu manchu<br> 21. Mother peper<br> 22. Don't blame me<br> 23. Hey grandma<br> 24. Music like dirt<br> 25. A it mek<br> 26. Israelites<br> 27. Nincompoop<br> 28. It miek<br> 29. Too much too soon<br> 30. Problems<br> 31. Pickney Gal<br> 32. Generation<br> 33. You can get it if you really want<br> 34. The song we used to sing<br> 35. Archie wath wah<br> 36. Hippopotamus<br> 37. Reggae recipe<br> 38. Look what they're doing to me<br> 39. Licking stick<br> 40. Live and learn<br> 41. Sing a song<br> 42. Dance the night away<br> 43. This woman<br> 44. Baby come back<br> 45. King of ska (1993 version)<br> 46. Jamaica ska<br> 47. Moving on<br> 48. Young generation<br> 49. Jamaica farewell<br> <b>2 CDs: 3541818</b> (Trojan, AAD, 63-99)<br> </font></p> <p><font color="#cc0000" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Desmond Dekker - »First Time For A Long Time«<br> </b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">1. Hanging Tree<br> 2. Fu Man Chu<br> 3. Generosity<br> 4. Pickney Gal<br> 5. Hippopotamus<br> 6. Licking Stick<br> 7. Perserverance<br> 8. Where Did It Go (The Song We Used To Sin<br> 9. Get Up Little Suzie<br> 10. It Gotta Be So<br> 11. First Time For A Long Time<br> 12. What Will You Gain<br> 13. Little Darling<br> 14. My Reward<br> 15. Please Don't Bend<br> 16. Stop The Wedding<br> 17. Go And Tell My People<br> 18. Look What You Are Doing To Me<br> 19. Life Hope And Faith<br> 20. Trample<br> 21. Reggae Recipe<br> 22. Mother Nature<br> 23. Father Noah<br> 24. Life Of Opportunity<br> 25. When I'm Cold<br> 26. Yakety Yak<br> <b>CDs: 9015397 </b>(Trojan, AAD, 97)<br> </font></p> <p><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>allska ist eine Online-Plattform für Ska-Musik.</b></font></p> <p><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Bei allska gibt's jede Menge Infos zum Thema Ska-Musik. allska ist ebenfalls ein Online-CD-Shop mit vielen Coverabbildungen und etlichen Hörbeispielen.</b></font></p> <p><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><br> </font><a href="../Ska-Forum/body_ska-forum.html" target="body"><font color="white" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Ska-Forum</b></font></a><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><br> <br> </font><a href="../Ska-Konzerte/body_ska-konzerte.html" target="body"><font color="white" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><b>Ska-Konzerte</b></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.allska.de/ska_p/ska_p.html"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Ska-P</font></a></p> <p><a href="../Ska-Konzerte/ska-konzerte.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">SKA-Konzertkalender</font></a></p> <p><a href="../Bad_Manners/bad_manners.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Bad Manners</font></a></p> <p><a href="../Blascore/blascore.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Blascore</font></a></p> <p><a href="../The_Busters/the_busters.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">The Busters</font></a></p> <p><a href="../The_Butlers/the_butlers.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">The Butlers</font></a></p> <p><a href="desmond_dekker.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Desmond Dekker</font></a></p> <p><a href="../Fun_Boy_Three/fun_boy_three.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Fun Boy Three</font></a></p> <p><a href="../Hepcat/hepcat.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">Hepcat<br> <br> </font></a><a href="http://www.allska.de/hotknives/hotknives.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">The Hotknives</font></a><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica"><br> <a href="../Hepcat/hepcat.html"><br> </a><a href="../Madness/madness.html"><br> Madness</a></font></p> <p><a href="../Bosstones/bosstones.html"><font color="#000066" size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica">M. 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