Desmond Dekker R.I.P

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:25 pm

heard "beautiful and dangerous" today - amazing track.

broken silence · Post by **broken silence** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:30 pm

keeping the thread of mutual commiseration going, heres my RIP.
Man was at the beginning, nice to see so many people expressing sorrow at his end, proves just how universal and far reaching his work was.

obiwan · Post by **obiwan** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:38 pm

Desmond Decker was a G. He used to even do shows in market towns in rural Wales. RIP to a ska genius, and also one of the inventors of reggae.
Big up the Alpha Boys School, his alma mater in Jamaica. Nuff talent went through them doors. Bit late on the news, sorry, also RIP Junior Delgado and Bogle.

stigi · Post by **stigi** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:20 pm

big man. big music.
what a sadness

fubar · Post by **fubar** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:07 pm

RobJC wrote:1h20m Live perfromance on Google Video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ond+dekker

Cheers for that, that gets better an better, wish I couldve seen him play, rip to the one of the tru originators

ck trust · Post by **ck trust** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:30 pm

R.I.P. true legend... skanked to israelites & his greatest when i was 14/15.... reggae inovator, lived a life spreading positivity... may god bless his soul.

deadlycrusher · Post by **deadlycrusher** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:37 pm

r.i.p :lighter:

3dm · Post by **3dm** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:58 pm

Yeah, I know I'm a bit late on this one, but only just spotted the thread amongst all the dozens of others.

Just wanted to share a Dekker story with you...

He Came to Cambridge last year, almost about this time, as part of the city Council's 'Big Day Out' PR jobs that they do this time of year (Got the Afro Cuban Allstars coming this year - Looking forward to that!).

There was so many heads in the audience, anyone who was anyone in town came along to see the man do his stuff, although he did play a bit of cheesy old skool pop to appease the masses, but I'll forgive him that.

Anyways, the show ended, and I was just wandering about aimlessly afterwards, then got wind of him signing autographs and chatting to punters 'round the back of the stage - I was back there like a shot!!

The only thing I had on me for him to sign was this A4 jotter pad (I always carry one to scribble down poetry and lyrics in), so I got it out, got the man's autograph, shook his hand and showered him with compliments - and was the last person in town that night to do so, as security shut the fence after me and that was that.

My only regret is that I never got a photo of him with me (no camera with me), but apart from that, mission accomplished!

So, yeah, R.I.P. Soul Brother and Superstar, nice to meet you, however brief it was.

I'll never forget that moment.

Desmond Dekker R.I.P

committed

Who is online