Laurel Aitken

Laurel Aitken
Performing in 2000
Background information
Birth name	Lorenzo Aitken
Born	(1927-04-22)22 April 1927 Havana, Cuba
Died	17 July 2005(2005-07-17) (aged 78) Leicester, England
Genres	Ska, rocksteady
Occupation	Singer

Lorenzo "Laurel" Aitken (22 April 1927 – 17 July 2005) was a Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Ska".^{[citation needed]}