Laurel Aitken
Lorenzo "Laurel" Aitken was a Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Ska".
22 April 1927
Born on the same birth day (22 April): Bernhard Gregory • David J. C. MacKay • Dee Strange-Gordon • Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk • Germaine de Staël • Gopalkrishna Gandhi • Jason Miller (playwright) • Kevin Kiermaier • Michael Wittmann • Peter Frampton • Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten • Robert Wade-Gery • Scott W. Williams • Sherri Shepherd • Wu Peifu
Born in the same month (April 1927): Albert Uderzo • Anne McLaren • Bill Slater (footballer) • Billy Pierce • Bud Cullen • Harry Gallatin • K. Alex Müller • Lokesh Chandra • Margot Honecker • Norma Candal • Rita Gam • Rolf Schult • Tilly Armstrong