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#736494 - 27/05/06 02:02 AM RIP - Desmond Dekker
solar_bear Offline
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Registered: 19/02/06
Loc: Kent, UK
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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...

...The star was divorced with a son and daughter.

...He had been due to perform at the Respect Festival in Prague on 2 June, and numerous dates across Europe during the summer.

His last concert was at Leeds University on 11 May.


Source - BBC News

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#736495 - 27/05/06 02:08 AM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: solar_bear]
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#736496 - 27/05/06 02:12 AM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: Old-User--2808]
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Registered: 12/08/04
Loc: Wales
Thats very sad news. I was listening to a CD him only yesterday.
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#736497 - 27/05/06 02:14 AM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: Skulduggery]
Loki_the_trickster Offline
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Registered: 01/02/06
Loc: Stuck in the mire

The world will miss him R.I.P. Desmond
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#736498 - 27/05/06 12:46 PM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: Loki_the_trickster]
FoxInDocs Offline
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Registered: 10/07/05
Loc: Adelaide, SA


"midnight maruder spinning on my stereo, mr desmond deckker got a crown made of gold" - common rider (classics of love)

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#736499 - 28/05/06 01:19 AM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: FoxInDocs]
jo_rhymes Offline
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Registered: 10/04/05
Loc: Telford, Shrops


Miss you Des, The King of Ska will always live on through his funky beats and laid back flow.
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#736500 - 30/05/06 12:29 AM Re: RIP - Desmond Dekker [Re: jo_rhymes]
Larry Offline
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Registered: 26/10/05
Loc: Hull!
i was at a punk rock festivalette in leeds on saturday and not a single person mentioned this!
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