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Laurel Aitken

Ska
Ska

Laurel Aitken is a Ska act. They run in the same orbit as Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster, Clancy Eccles, Bad Manners and The Ethiopians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dr. Ring-Ding, Rancid, Bob Marley and The English Beat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Laurel Aitken and forward to Dr. Ring-Ding. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Laurel AitkenDr. Ring-DingRancidBob MarleyThe English BeatDerrick MorganPrince BusterClancy EcclesBad MannersThe EthiopiansSymaripLord TanamoThe Kingstonians

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Laurel Aitken connections

Laurel Aitken shares an orbit with Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster, Clancy Eccles and Bad Manners, went on to shape Dr. Ring-Ding, Rancid, Bob Marley and The English Beat. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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