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(Grover Records) 14 tracks The Legendary Godfather Of Ska - Volume 5 - The 8Ts Collection...more

Laurel Aitken: Rudi Got Married (LP)

(Grover Records) 14 tracks

The Legendary Godfather Of Ska - Volume 5 - The 8Ts Collection

Great compilation of his recordings in the 80s - from his first UK chart hit Rudi Got Married from the 2Tone era to the original versions of his cult songs Skinhead and Sally Brown to Ringo The Gringo - many tracks for the first time on one album!

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  • Interpret: Laurel Aitken

  • Album titlle: Rudi Got Married (LP)

  • Genre R&B, Soul

  • Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
  • Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
  • Record Grading Mint (M)
  • Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
  • Label Grover Records

  • Artikelart LP

  • EAN: 4026763120645

  • weight in Kg 0.23
Aitken, Laurel - Rudi Got Married (LP) LP 1
01Rudi Got MarriedLaurel Aitken
02Honey Come Back To MeLaurel Aitken
03Big Fat ManLaurel Aitken
04It's Too LateLaurel Aitken
05Mad About YouLaurel Aitken
06SaharaLaurel Aitken
07Hey Little GirlLaurel Aitken
08Sally BrownLaurel Aitken
09Je T'aimerai ToujoursLaurel Aitken
10Eh Mon AmourLaurel Aitken
11Don't Turn Your BackLaurel Aitken
12I Love You, Yes I DoLaurel Aitken
13Peggy SueLaurel Aitken
14Rude Boy DreamLaurel Aitken
Laurel Aitken Laurel Aitken was born on April 22, 1927 in Cuba under the name Lorenzo Aitken.... more
"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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