Desmond Dekker(1941-2006)

Desmond Dekker was born on 16 July 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was a composer, known for Fool's Gold (2008), Idiocracy (2006) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He died on 24 May 2006 in Thornton Heath, London, England, UK.

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9-1-1: Lone Star
- performer: "007 (Shanty Town)"
- writer: "007 (Shanty Town)"
- TV Series
- 2020
Watchmen
- performer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Israelites" (uncredited)
- TV Mini Series
- 2019
Vivarium
- performer: "Shanty Town"
- writer: "Shanty Town"
- 2019
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
- performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want"
- writer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Shanty Town (007)"
- 2018
Death in Paradise
- performer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Israelites"
- performer: "Young Generation" (uncredited) ...
- TV Series
- 2014–2018
Transparent
- performer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Israelites" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2017
War Machine
- performer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Israelites"
- 2017
I Am Bolt
- performer: "Shanty Town"
- writer: "Shanty Town"
- 2016
The Flash
- performer: "Israelites"
- writer: "Israelites" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2016
The Strain
- performer: "The Israelites"
- writer: "The Israelites" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2014
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
- performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want"
- 2012
Beautiful Lies
- performer: "Shanty Town"
- writer: "Shanty Town"
- 2010
This Is England '86
- performer: "Ah It Mek" (uncredited)
- TV Mini Series
- 2010
Made in Dagenham
- performer: "Israelites", "You Can Get It If You Really Want"
- writer: "Israelites"
- 2010
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
- Soundtrack ("Shanty Town", uncredited)
- Video Game
- 2009

Trivia
Dekker spent his formative years in Kingston. From a young age he regularly attended the local church with his grandmother and aunt. This early religious upbringing, as well as Dekker's enjoyment of singing hymns, led to a lifelong religious commitment.