r.i.p. desmond dekker

jamaican 'riginator desmond dekker, the man who sang "the israelites" -- a bona fide u.s. hit, heard it on wabc-am back in '69 or so, my first taste of reggae 'n' i didn't even know it -- went to join bob marley and peter tosh this week. go easy, mon. (follow the link to samples of his music, see?)