Band Name: Laurel Aitken
Music Album: The Pioneer Of Jamaican Music
Album Release Date: November 1999
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Reggae Retro Records
Album Release Country: UK & Ireland
Music Record Type: 15 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
Laurel Aitken (born April 22, 1927, Cuba - died July 17, 2005) 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.
| A1 | Ghana Independence (They Got It) |
| A2 | Mas Charlie (Prisoner Song) |
| A3 | Nebuchadnezzar |
| A4 | Baba Kill Me Goat |
| A5 | Tribute To Collie Smith |
| A6 | Aitken's Boogie |
| A7 | Mary Lee |
| B1 | If It's Money You Need |
| B2 | Low Down Dirty Girl |
| B3 | Railroad Track |
| B4 | Judgement Day |
| B5 | Zion |
| B6 | Mary Don't You Weep |
| B7 | You Was Up |
| B8 | Green Banana |
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