Desmond Dekker Born
'Israelites' was the first reggae song to hit #1 UK (April 1969) and top 10 US.
Also on the calendar: Desmond Dekker passed away — May 25th
'Israelites' was the first reggae song to hit #1 UK (April 1969) and top 10 US.
Also on the calendar: Desmond Dekker passed away — May 25th
Horatious Adolphus Kelly, falsetto-voiced rocksteady singer who fronted The Techniques and later became a noted sound engineer for King Tubby and Bunny Lee. Died at age 74 of kidney disease complications.
Brinsley Forde of Aswad was also a child actor on the BBC show 'Here Come the Double Deckers' before becoming a reggae icon.
Hawaii Reggae Network is Hawaii's 24/7 reggae radio station, streaming live from Maui.
