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THE CAPS ARE BACK.

She ain't doing Giant Steps or Donna Lee...

because it was there?

No. Can you scan and post those photos?

Time to start spinnin' it!

I have 'em for neighbors.

I know someone who grew up with him.

because they didn't make one out of play doh?

you have to ask???

Goodman, Benny - 1909 May 30th! WKCR Jazz Profiles has Benny on today 5/28 until 7pm edst.

Maybe this belongs in the Political forum.

Tony MacAlpine is one of those late '80's guitar heros that showwed up in the wake of Steve Vai. I think he did much hyped trio with Stanley Clarke a few years ago. He's one of three guitar players in Steve Vai's touring band. eh...

It also only came out on CD, which was why I had to buy it. I don't think I even got a CD play for a couple of years...

I think it's either or

Desmond Dekker, Reggae Pioneer, Dies at 64 by REUTERS Published: May 26, 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - Jamaican legend Desmond Dekker, who launched reggae onto the international music scene with his ''Israelites'' anthem to the downtrodden, died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Britain. He was 64. Dekker, who in the 1960s became Jamaica's best known musician outside his country before the ascent of Bob Marley, died early on Thursday, said Delroy Williams, his manager and close friend. ``He was the first reggae superstar ... When Desmond had his first hit 'Israelites', nobody had ever heard of Bob Marley,'' Williams told Reuters. ``He was one of the nicest, gentlest persons on earth,'' he said. Although his recording career had been on the wane for decades, Dekker remained a popular concert draw in Europe. He gave his last performance at Leeds University in England on May 11 and was due to play in Prague next Friday. Dekker, born Desmond Dacres in the Jamaican capital of Kingston on July 16, 1941, was raised on a diet of such 1950s crooners as Nat ``King'' Cole and Jackie Wilson. After working as a welder, Dekker began composing songs. He signed with Chinese-Jamaican music label owner Leslie Kong, and scored a hit in 1963 with ``Honor Your Mother and Father.''first taste of success in Britain with ``007 (Shanty Town),'' which was inspired by student riots in Jamaica. It eventually peaked at No. 14 in the British charts, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1972 film ``The Harder They Come.'' In 1969, he enjoyed his biggest success with the compelling reggae classic ``Israelites,'' four years before Marley truly brought reggae into the mainstream. VOICE OF THE DOWNTRODDEN The song's hard-luck lyrics -- ``Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir'' -- delivered in Dekker's mellifluous voice, resonated around the world. It topped the charts in Britain and many other countries, and reached the top 10 in the United States. ``It's about how hard things were for a lot of people in Jamaica -- downtrodden, like the Israelites that led Moses to the Promised Land,'' Dekker said in the notes for the 2005 career retrospective ``You Can Get It If You Really Want.'' ``I was really saying, don't give up, things will get better if you just hold out long enough.'' Many of Dekker's hits, including ``Rude Boy Train,'' were about rude culture, which grew out of the Jamaica slums in the early 1960s. The term ``rude,'' as in ``rude boy,'' referred to someone who was cool or hip. Dekker also enjoyed a hit in Britain in 1970 with a cover of Jimmy Cliff's ``You Can Get It If You Really Want,'' which he recorded only at the behest of Kong. He settled in Britain about this time, but his chart success was largely over. He recorded sporadically, and mounted a short-lived comeback attempt in 1980 on the heels of a major ska revival. Four years later, he was declared bankrupt. Dekker was divorced with a son and a daughter.

But to do that kind of damage from falling off a curb? I wonder if he was loaded...

Cool, I didn't know about this place. I thought they tore down the speedway and fairgrounds & replaced it with a mall! My Dad used to take me to the races there many years ago. I even saw Joe Perry open for ZZ Top once at the speedway. My sister is going to be visiting here from Ca. next week, I'd rather check this out than go to NYC again. Thanks!

Wow. Only 57.

RIP, I always liked his music.

I listen to what ever I feel like listening to.

Good idea. Maybe I'll also call on a Friday and be scolded for doing so. :bwallace2: I think you have to call in the evenings to talk to Manny. I wonder who was abusing you on a Friday...I can guess, but I think I know. Friday is a busy walk in retail day...they're busy prepping for all music junkies who just cashed their pay checks.

Dinah Shore bones.