Stingy brim afficionados will likely be dismayed to hear that reggae /ska pioneer Desmond Dekker died this week. He had a series of hit in the sixties that brought Jamaican music to the attention of North America and Britain. Here is the NYT obit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/arts/music/27dekker.html?ex=1149566400&en=08fb2cf87614a404&ei=5070&emc=eta1
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/arts/music/27dekker.html?ex=1149566400&en=08fb2cf87614a404&ei=5070&emc=eta1
