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Laurel Aitken The Long Hot Summer - 1963 Recordings (CD)

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(Grover) 15 tracks - All recordings he did in 1963! Old style Ska music and Jamaican Rhythm &... more

Laurel Aitken: The Long Hot Summer - 1963 Recordings (CD)

(Grover) 15 tracks - All recordings he did in 1963! Old style Ska music and Jamaican Rhythm & Blues with many influences of the black music, which was recorded in the U.S. at that time!

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  • Interpret: Laurel Aitken

  • Album titlle: The Long Hot Summer - 1963 Recordings (CD)

  • Genre R&B, Soul

  • Label Grover Records

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 4026763110257

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Aitken, Laurel - The Long Hot Summer - 1963 Recordings (CD) CD 1
01 Bad Minded Woman Laurel Aitken
02 Mary Laurel Aitken
03 Adam And Eve Laurel Aitken
04 Hometown Laurel Aitken
05 Devil Or Angel Laurel Aitken
06 Sunshine Laurel Aitken
07 Freedom Train Laurel Aitken
08 Life Laurel Aitken
09 Remember My Darling (w. Sinthia Richards) Laurel Aitken
10 Fire Laurel Aitken
11 The Saint Laurel Aitken
12 Peace Perfect Peace Laurel Aitken
13 One More River To Cross Laurel Aitken
14 In My Soul Laurel Aitken
15 Lion Of Judah Laurel 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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Tracklist
Aitken, Laurel - The Long Hot Summer - 1963 Recordings (CD) CD 1
01 Bad Minded Woman
02 Mary
03 Adam And Eve
04 Hometown
05 Devil Or Angel
06 Sunshine
07 Freedom Train
08 Life
09 Remember My Darling (w. Sinthia Richards)
10 Fire
11 The Saint
12 Peace Perfect Peace
13 One More River To Cross
14 In My Soul
15 Lion Of Judah