Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his
backinggroup, TheAces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international Jamaican
hits with“Israelites”. Other hitsinclude “007 (Shanty Town)” (1967) and “It Miek” (1969). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker
was oneof the most popular musicianswithin Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.
