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): Amber Heard • Bhama Srinivasan • Christopher Ball (linguist) • David Luiz • Demetrio Stratos • Estelle Harris • Fritz Mayer van den Bergh • Izidor Cankar • Machine Gun Kelly (musician) • Paul Chambers • Regine Velasquez • Scott W. Williams • Spencer Haywood • Yehudi Menuhin

Born in the same month (April 1927): Albert Uderzo • Carmen Basilio • Dany Robin • Joe Moakley • Josy Barthel • Kenneth Tynan • Norma Candal • Rolf Schult • Tadeusz Mazowiecki • Walter Bahr