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Desmond Dekker & The Aces

Desmond Dekker & The Aces is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Derrick Morgan, Jimmy Cliff and Byron Lee. Those roots explain a lot about how Desmond Dekker & The Aces arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Desmond Dekker, The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, The Slickers and The Maytals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Specials, Fine Young Cannibals, Robert Palmer, Apache Indian and Bob Marley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Desmond Dekker & The Aces, reaching back through Derrick Morgan and forward to The Specials. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican singer/songwriter and musician considered a pioneer in the ska, rocksteady and reggae genres. Together with his backing group the Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 " (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

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Desmond Dekker & The AcesDerrick MorganJimmy CliffByron LeeThe SpecialsFine Young CannibalsRobert PalmerApache IndianBob MarleyMillie SmallGraham ParkerDesmond DekkerThe EthiopiansDerrick MorganThe SlickersThe MaytalsHopeton LewisThe ParagonsThe Melodians

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Desmond Dekker & The Aces connections

Desmond Dekker & The Aces grew out of Derrick Morgan, Jimmy Cliff and Byron Lee, shares an orbit with Desmond Dekker, The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan and The Slickers, went on to shape The Specials, Fine Young Cannibals, Robert Palmer and Apache Indian. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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