| LC control no. | no2006124488 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Aitken, Laurel |
| Variant(s) | Aitken, Lorenzo |
| See also | Corporate body: Afro Cubans (Musical group : Laurel Aitken) |
| Associated place | Brixton (London, England) |
| Located | Jamaica |
| Birth date | 1927-04-22 |
| Death date | 2005-07-17 |
| Place of birth | Cuba |
| Field of activity | Mentos (Music) Calypso (Music) Ska (Music) Rocksteady (Music) Reggae music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers |
| Found in | The Trojan story, part one [SR] 1980: label (Laurel Aitken, vocals) Moonshot! [SR] 1998: container (Laurel Aitken, vocals) Wikipedia, May 30, 2019 (Laurel Aitken; born Lorenzo Aitken in Cuba on April 22, 1927; died July 17, 2005; influential Caribbean singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music; moved to Jamaica in 1938; moved to Brixton, London in 1960; long career that included mento/calypso, R&B, ska, rock steady, and reggae; in the 1990s, dancehall) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Aitken> Discogs WWW site, February 19, 2020 (Laurel Aitken; in groups: Laurel Aitken and his Afro-Cuban Band; Laurel Aitken & His Calypso Band; Groovy Beats; King Edward Allstars, among others) <https://www.discogs.com/artist/169787-Laurel-Aitken> |
| Invalid LCCN | no2008004551 |
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