real name: Lorenzo Aitken
profile:
Laurel Aitken (April 22, 1927, Cuba - July 17, 2005, England) was
a Cuban-born Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska
music. He moved to Jamaica with his family in 1938. In the 1950's, he
became one of Jamaica's first recording artists, standing on the edge
between r'n'b, boogie and ska. In 1960, Aitken moved to the UK, where
he recorded a number of hit records for Blue Beat label before
returning to Jamaica in 1963. Shortly after he returned to England
permanently and continued to play with various ska bands until his
death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Aitken
... {during his career} Aitken gained a loyal following not only among
the West Indian community, but also among mods, skinheads and other
ska fans (Aitken had a second nickname - 'boss skinhead')
Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska
Ska music originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the
precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean
mento {Jamaican folk music} and calypso with American jazz and rhythm
and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with
rhythms on the off beat.
Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three
periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s; the '2 Tone' ska
revival of the late 1970s in Britain, which fused Jamaican ska rhythms
and melodies with the faster tempos and harder edge of punk rock
forming ska-punk, Madness was one of the most effective bands at
bringing the 2 tone genre into the mainstream; and third wave ska,
which involved bands from a wide range of countries around the world,
in the late 1980s and 1990s.
In the US, notable 2 Tone ska bands in the early 80s include The
Uptones from Berkeley CA, The Toasters from NYC, The Untouchables from
Los Angeles.
(for 1957-1963 only 3 early Aitken singles are missing from YouTube;
after this period, ska did evolve into a less 'raw' style, which
further enhanced its appeal)
Playlists (YouTube limits any Untitled List to 50 entries):
https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=zrYqqz_3IVs,Y8OXRMlrglQ,zI9PhZOL_rE,l6WWtjmXZdE,unrVBeqlHm0,gvsIObaRSEU,k5ZdDnhHBck,mWuGmo-VQm0,-gLavsUxH0M,GAtfuT_wPRs,WQP4BMqsZDQ,eS-Um3WFZ_w,lpJuqCCcSVU,ah1twTl4zkI,7LlWFvgXhQY,SO7qR0w4omw,lzJREH0Na0s,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=7Uc_uF7MAyw,W3TIikvCU5E,g2r-E2FHxDc,qqujnbwUjRw,nyc1gvsVKqY,Ezqg0NwihHM,s41jH7U9f88,zZTT6LW6wCI,ottwBOLhDJw,aZ9jlNu-3FA,hXw-W1gAOqY,A6kdBDh0Kxw,FTThTEnda_0,6SOQnVptuYE,IGPZ-irL0Dw,Cnc1_yUp5Nk,x2Jlq8biUho,
llgJHf3s5aM,czvXFWKor4g,5ZkttfzTHDM,RQWmnW--AEs,rpadrXQCFa0,Kf520dquW9c,N2JApqFzgfc,
Milton Dawes Band, v. Laurel Aitken – Merenguito / Lady From Trinidad
[JAM Pep 101] - c.1956
Laurel Aitken - Prisoners Song / They Got It [JAM Caribou 158] - 1957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrYqqz_3IVs
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8OXRMlrglQ
Laurel Aitken - Calypso Rock N Roll / Night Fall In Zion [JAM Caribou
159] - 1957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9PhZOL_rE
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6WWtjmXZdE
Laurel Aitken - Nebuchnezer / Sweet Chariot [JAM Caribou 197] -
1957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrVBeqlHm0
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvsIObaRSEU
Laurel Aitken - Rock Santa Rock / Wayward Traveller [JAM Caribou 216]
- 1957
Laurel Aitken - Aitken's Boogie / Cherrie [JAM Caribou 218] - 1957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ZdDnhHBck
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWuGmo-VQm0
Laurel Aitken and his Afro Cubans - Mamma Cita / Night Of Nights [JAM
Spot 101] - c.1957
Laurel Aitken and the Boogie Cats - Baba Kill Me Goat / Tribute To
Collie Smith [JAM Caribou 286] - 1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLavsUxH0M
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAtfuT_wPRs
Laurel Aitken and the Boogie Cats - Boogie Rock / Heavenly Angel [JAM
Down Beat 291] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQP4BMqsZDQ
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-Um3WFZ_w
Laurel Aitken - Jeannie Is Back / If It's Money You Need [JAM Regal
001] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpJuqCCcSVU
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1twTl4zkI
Laurel Aitken w. Ken Richards & His Harmonisers - Judgment Day / Yea,
Yea, Baby [JAM Duke Reid's blank] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LlWFvgXhQY
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO7qR0w4omw
Laurel Aitken w. Duke Reid AHG - More Whiskey [JAM Duke Reid's blank]
- 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzJREH0Na0s
Laurel Aitken w. Duke Reid AHG - Low Down Dirty Girl - [JAM Duke 1002]
- 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZkttfzTHDM
-----moved to London, UK-----
Laurel Aitken and the Blue Beats - Lonesome Lover / Marylee [UK
Melodisc 1570] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNUIn3kbcYA
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoSZERJpRSE
Laurel Aitken with the Blue Beats - Railroad Track / Tell Me Darling
[UK Blue Beat 22] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjtsju2lVA
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmt9C9K70ic
Laurel Aitken - Boogie In My Bones / Little Sheila [UK Starlite 011] -
1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkIbO8rcoL8
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOnPOqx0Iyk
Laurel Aitken with the Caribs - Honey Girl / Drinkin' Whisky [UK
Starlite 014] - 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKbJ5aaZpDo
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amUMPZ1fBsU
Laurel Aitken - Stars Were Made / Love Me Baby [UK Starlite 034] -
1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUDzo4VlVXw
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elrN7SY7tgU
Laurel Aitken w. the Blue Beats - Bar Tender / Mash Potato Boogie [UK
Blue Beat 40] - 1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wan8kdFngGI
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjXFsW9Y5c
Laurel Aitken w. the Blue Beats - Bouncing Woman / Nursery Rhyme
Boogie [UK Blue Beat 52] - 1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTGJ63oQ6Fw
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajQcNGKvyqs
Laurel Aitken w. the Blue Beats - Please Don't Leave Me / Mighty
Redeemer [UK Blue Beat 70] - 1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32xAUjoUGVc
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJUA7Das5AU
Laurel Aitken w. the Blue Beats - Back To New Orleans / Brother David
[UK Blue Beat 84] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyiLRTo7U5w
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l4VirYL6iM
Laurel Aitken w. the Blue Beats - Lucille / I Love You More Every Day
[UK Blue Beat 109] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NijOzXUzXY
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cbtEkILTew
Laurel Aitkin w. Les Dawson Combo - Sixty Days And Sixty Nights /
Going To Kansas City [UK Blue Beat 120] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trXW75MftQ
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOBc6Yw0k8
Laurel Aitken w. Ruddy & Sketto And The Bandits - Weary Wanderer [UK
Blue Beat 142] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNQynlBGyz4
Laurel Aitken And The Bandits – Jenny Jenny [UK Blue Beat 142] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBXCFZAVv0M
Laurel Aitken And Hyacinth w. Baron Twist And His Knights – Mabel /
You Got Me Rockin' [UK Dice 1] - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13lpV8mN6h4
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBcNZtFfJQ8
Laurel Aitken - Sweet Jamaica / Bossa Nova Hop [UK Dice 13] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVKlfEHdhQ
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaLAuYsjbEg
Laurel & Owen - She's Gone To Napoli / Have Mercy Mr. Percy [UK Blue
Beat 149] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUgNbBhG8g
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXCwqoBYZ7s
Laurel Aitken w. Ruddy & Sketto - Zion / Swing Low Sweet Chariot [UK
Blue Beat 164] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW3fjDlQaJA
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVt5Gj7oKS4
Laurel Aitken - Little Girl / Daniel Saw The Stone [UK Blue Beat 194]
- 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uc_uF7MAyw
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3TIikvCU5E
Laurel Aitken - I Shall Remove / We Got To Move [UK Island 092] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2r-E2FHxDc
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqujnbwUjRw
Laurel Aitken - Don't Play With Fire [JAM Beverley's blank] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyc1gvsVKqY
Laurel Aitken - All Got To Move [JAM Beverley's blank] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezqg0NwihHM
Laurel Aitken - What A Weeping / Zion City Wall [UK Island 095] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s41jH7U9f88
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZTT6LW6wCI
Laurel Aitken - In My Soul / One More River To Cross [UK Island 099] -
1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ottwBOLhDJw
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9jlNu-3FA
Laurel Aitken - Remember My Darling / Lion Of Judah [UK Black Swan
401] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXw-W1gAOqY
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6kdBDh0Kxw
Laurel Aitken - The Saint / Go, Gal, Go [UK Black Swan 411] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTThTEnda_0
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SOQnVptuYE
Laurel Aitken - Adam And Eve [UK Rio 11] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGPZ-irL0Dw
Laurel Aitken - Life / Bad Minded Woman [UK Rio 12 & 13] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnc1_yUp5Nk
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Jlq8biUho
Laurel Aitken - Mary / Hometown [UK Rio 12 & 13] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llgJHf3s5aM
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvXFWKor4g
Laurel Aitken - Sunshine [UK Rio 15] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZkttfzTHDM
Laurel Aitken - Devil Or Angel / Fire [UK Rio 17] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWmnW--AEs
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpadrXQCFa0
Laurel Aitken - Freedom Train / Peace Perfect Peace [UK Rio 18] - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf520dquW9c
/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2JApqFzgfc
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