Laurel Aitken

Summary

Laurel Aitken is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Havana^[2]. He was born on April 22, 1927^[3]. He passed away in Leicester^[4]. He died on July 17, 2005^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Laurel Aitken's place of birth was Havana^[2].
• Laurel Aitken passed away in Leicester^[4].
• Laurel Aitken was born on April 22, 1927^[3].
• Laurel Aitken died on July 17, 2005^[5].
• Laurel Aitken held citizenship in Cuba^[8].
• Laurel Aitken held citizenship in Jamaica^[9].
• Laurel Aitken's professions included singer^[6].
• Laurel Aitken is recorded as male^[10].
• Laurel Aitken's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Laurel Aitken's genre is ska^[12].
• Laurel Aitken's record label is recorded as Blue Beat Records^[13].
• Laurel Aitken's record label is recorded as Island Records^[14].
• Laurel Aitken's Commons category is recorded as Laurel Aitken^[15].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[16].
• Laurel Aitken's family name is recorded as Aitken^[17].
• Laurel Aitken's given name is recorded as Laurel^[18].
• Laurel Aitken's given name is recorded as Lorenzo^[19].
• Laurel Aitken's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[20].
• Laurel Aitken's instrument is recorded as voice^[21].
• Laurel Aitken's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[22].
• Laurel Aitken's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laurel Aitken'}^[23].
• Laurel Aitken's start of work period is recorded as 1942^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: JM^[26]

• Began / founded: 1927-04-22^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2005-07-17^[28]

• Genre(s): calypso, rocksteady, ska^[29]

• Community tags: calypso, mentos, reggae music, rocksteady, singers, ska^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: aef5b6b3-c1f3-4dbb-9755-50842da36a63^[31]

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Origins and Family

Laurel Aitken was born in Havana^[2]. He was born on April 22, 1927^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Laurel Aitken's professions included singer^[6].

Death and Burial

Laurel Aitken died on July 17, 2005^[5]. He passed away in Leicester^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[16].

Why It Matters

Laurel Aitken ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[34], a singer-songwriter^[35], 1945–1981^[36], of Jamaica^[37], awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[38].

FAQs

Where was Laurel Aitken born?

Born in Havana^[2], Laurel Aitken…

Where did Laurel Aitken die?

Laurel Aitken passed away in Leicester^[4].

What did Laurel Aitken do for work?

Laurel Aitken worked as singer^[6].

Who did Laurel Aitken influence?

Laurel Aitken has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[34].