Desmond Dekker died.

[Gary Zee]

Desmond Adolphus Dacres stage name "Desmond Dekker", the Jamaican ska and reggae pioneer died of a heart attack at his home in Thornton Heath, England. Best known for his 1969 global smash hit "Israelites," the legendary singer-songwriter and front man for The Aces was 64 years old at the time of his passing.