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Category Archives: Ska
“The Israelites” – Desmond Dekker and The Aces (1969)
Perhaps the oddest thing about this very cool tune by Desmond Dekker & The Aces is that the lyrics are very nearly indecipherable. “The Israelites” was written by Dekker and Leslie King. It peaked on the charts in 1969 as the first … Continue reading
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