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Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican musician known for his contributions to reggae music. His hit song "Israelites" brought international recognition to reggae and became a global anthem. Dekker's work in reggae has had a lasting influence on the genre, and his music continues to be celebrated for its impact on popular music.
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"Recently, I've been working on anew album of material, which should be out in the new Millennium. I'm not sure which song will be put out as a single, but I'm still hoping to get another record in the charts."

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"So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor."

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"I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story."

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"I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school."

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"Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's."

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"I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear. Everyday life. Someone may be talking to me and I may take it from that."

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"Things will get better if you just hold out long enough."

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"Sometimes I'd hear things on other people's records and I say I wanted it on my records, but Leslie Kong said, no, it wasn't right and that it wasn't my style."

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