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Laurel Aitken

Laurel Aitken is a person from JM, active from 1927.

Person JM 1927–2005 ska rocksteady calypso
TOTAL PLAYS
115
SONGS PLAYED
54
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2006-12-13 20:08 · 6 Music — "Boogie In My Bones"
LAST PLAYED
7 months ago · 6 Music — "Blowin' in the Wind"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 100 87%
Radio 2 9 8%
1Xtra 6 5%
Radio 1 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Rudi Got Married (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) 9 2021-04-29
2 Big Fat Man - BBC Session 28/04/1980 6 2016-12-15
3 Jesse James - BBC Session 28/04/1980 6 2015-11-25
4 Boogie In My Bones 5 2025-09-15
5 Jesse James (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) 5 2021-04-29
6 Rock Me Baby / Caledonia - BBC Session 28/04/1980 5 2014-11-02
7 Mr. Popcorn 4 2024-06-30
8 Big Fat Man (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) 4 2019-08-30
9 Rock Me Baby / Caledonia (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) 4 2019-08-30
10 Rudi Got Married - BBC Session 28/04/1980 4 2012-08-06
11 Bartender 3 2022-09-14
12 Voodoo Woman 3 2020-12-16
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-10-04 08:46 Blowin' in the Wind 6 Music
2025-09-15 20:25 Boogie In My Bones 6 Music
2025-06-29 04:07 If You're Not White You're Black 1Xtra
2025-06-22 13:07 If You're Not White You're Black 1Xtra
2025-04-29 21:35 Looking For My Baby (Ska Beat version) 6 Music
2024-10-03 20:24 I Shall Remove 6 Music
2024-09-19 21:36 Looking For My Baby (Ska Beat version) 6 Music
2024-06-30 04:34 Mr. Popcorn 1Xtra
2024-06-23 13:34 Mr. Popcorn 1Xtra
2024-05-14 14:14 Souls of Africa 6 Music
2023-07-18 14:14 Rudi Got Married 6 Music
2023-06-06 14:14 Take Off My Pyjamas 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

54 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A Message to You — 1 ▶
Baba Kill Me Goat — 1 ▶
Bag-A-Boo — 1 ▶
Bartender — 3 ▶
Big Fat Man (John Peel session 28th Aoril 1980) — 1 ▶
Big Fat Man (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) — 4 ▶
Big Fat Man - BBC Session 28/04/1980 — 6 ▶
Blowin' in the Wind — 1 ▶
Bongo Jerk — 1 ▶
Boogie In My Bones — 5 ▶
Boogie Rock — 1 ▶
Drinkin Whiskey — 1 ▶
Drinkin' Whiskey — 1 ▶
Fire — 1 ▶
Fire (In Your Wire) — 1 ▶
Hey Bartender — 1 ▶
Hey, Bartender — 1 ▶
I Shall Remove — 2 ▶
If It's Money You Need — 1 ▶
If You're Not White You're Black — 2 ▶
Jamaica — 1 ▶
Jesse James — 2 ▶
Jesse James (John Peel session 28th Aoril 1980) — 1 ▶
Jesse James (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) — 5 ▶
Jesse James - BBC Session 28/04/1980 — 6 ▶
Jesse James - John Peel Session 28/04/1980 — 1 ▶
Last Night — 1 ▶
Little Sheila — 1 ▶
Looking For My Baby (Ska Beat version) — 2 ▶
Love Me Baby — 2 ▶
Mighty Redeemer — 1 ▶
More Whisky — 1 ▶
Mr. Popcorn — 4 ▶
Reggae '69 — 1 ▶
Reggae Prayer — 1 ▶
Rock Me Baby / Caledonia (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) — 4 ▶
Rock Me Baby / Caledonia - BBC Session 28/04/1980 — 5 ▶
Rudi Got Married — 2 ▶
Rudi Got Married (John Peel session 28th Aoril 1980) — 1 ▶
Rudi Got Married (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 28 Apr 1980) — 9 ▶
Rudi Got Married (Radio 1 Session, 28 Apr 1980) — 2 ▶
Rudi Got Married - BBC Session 28/04/1980 — 4 ▶
Run Powell Run — 3 ▶
Sally Brown — 2 ▶
Scandal In A Brixton Market (feat. Girlie) — 1 ▶
Skinhead Train — 2 ▶
Souls of Africa — 1 ▶
Take Off My Pyjamas — 2 ▶
The Saint — 2 ▶
Voodoo Woman — 3 ▶
West Indian Cricket Test — 2 ▶
Why Can't I Touch You — 2 ▶
Yea Yea Baby — 1 ▶
You Left Me Standing — 1 ▶