Laurel Aitken Godfather Of Ska - 1963-66

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(2000/GROVER) 21 tracks, recorded 1963-66, a mixture of classic Ska, Jamaican Rhythm And Blues... more

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Laurel Aitken: Godfather Of Ska - 1963-66

(2000/GROVER) 21 tracks, recorded 1963-66, a mixture of classic Ska, Jamaican Rhythm And Blues and Blue Beat, which was very popular in the U.K. in the 1960s!

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Interpret: Laurel Aitken
Album titlle: Godfather Of Ska - 1963-66
Genre R&B, Soul
Label GROVER
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4026763110394
weight in Kg 0.1

Aitken, Laurel - Godfather Of Ska - 1963-66 CD 1
01	Shake	Laurel Aitken
02	Jamboree	Laurel Aitken
03	Let My People Go	Laurel Aitken
04	Rock Of Ages	Laurel Aitken
05	Jericho	Laurel Aitken
06	Take Off My Pyjamas	Laurel Aitken
07	Clementine	Laurel Aitken
08	Coconut Woman	Laurel Aitken
09	Woman Is Sweeter	Laurel Aitken
10	Bag-A-Boo	Laurel Aitken
11	Ring Don´t Mean A Thing	Laurel Aitken
12	Revival	Laurel Aitken
13	This Great Day	Laurel Aitken
14	Propaganda	Laurel Aitken
15	What A Weeping	Laurel Aitken
16	Madame Sorosie	Laurel Aitken
17	I Don´t Want No More	Laurel Aitken
18	Call The Doctor	Laurel Aitken
19	Jenny Jenny	Laurel Aitken
20	Street Of Glory	Laurel Aitken
21	Life	Laurel Aitken

Laurel Aitken Laurel Aitken was born on April 22, 1927 in Cuba under the name Lorenzo Aitken.... more

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"Laurel Aitken"

Laurel Aitken

Laurel Aitken was born on April 22, 1927 in Cuba under the name Lorenzo Aitken. The British label boss Gaz Mayall gave him the title 'Godfather of Ska' in the mid-1980s - and rightly so, as he is commonly considered one of the founders of ska music in Jamaica. The Aitken family moved there, to West Kingston in 1938.

There he came into contact with the then popular rhythm'n' blues from New Orleans via US F.M. radio stations. Favourites included Smiley Lewis, Louis Jordan and Amos Milburn. The combination of the cool sounds from New Orleans with Caribbean Calypso formed the basis for his particularly unique style, which later should conquer the world as Ska music. Initially, however, Aitken worked for the Jamaican Tourist Board and appeared as an entertainer in nightclubs. After first recordings, Chris Blackwell who was born in London in 1937, later founder of Island Records, produced Boogie in My Bones b/w Little Sheila, the first pop record from Jamaica that was also released in England.

In 1960 Aitken moved to Brixton in London and recorded fifteen singles for the 'Blue Beat' label before returning to Jamaica in 1963. With the Skatallites as his backing band, he made further recordings there, before returning to Great Britain, where he was able to further consolidate his position as a leading Ska musician. Besides the Caribbean inhabitants of London he was especially popular amongst mods, skinheads and other Ska fans.
From the late 1950s until the 1970s Aitken was able to achieve a multitude of hits internationally. In 1970 he settled down with his wife in Leicester, England, and performed less frequently. In 1980 Ska experienced a renaissance, and finally he entered the British single charts for the first time with Rudi Got Married.

On 17 July 2005, Laurel Aitken died of a heart attack in his adopted hometown of Leicester. He is remembered as the artist who made Mento/Calypso, R&B, Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae his own thing.

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