Bobby Aitken

Bobby Aitken Was A Cuban-Born Jamaican Guitarist And Singer Who Had A String Of Hits In Jamaica In The 1960s And Led The Band The Carib Beats. Aitken Was The Brother Of Laurel Aitken And Recorded In The Early 1960s For Producer King Edwards. He Had Hits In The Ska Era Of The 1960s With Singles Such As "Never Never" 1962 Blue Beat "Baby Baby" 1962 Island Records "Don't Leave Me" "I've Told You" And "It Takes A Friend" All 1963 "Jericho" And "Rolling Stone" 1964 "Rain Came Tumbling Down" 1965 "Thunderball" And "Shame & Scandal" 1966 And "What A Fool" 1967 . Aitken Also Led The Band The Carib Beats Who Recorded For J.J. Johnson Bunny Lee Joe Gibbs Ewan McDermott And Clancy Eccles.
The Carib Beats Disbanded In The Mid-1960s With Aitken Becoming More Involved With His Church. Aitken Has Also Been Involved In The Music Tuition Of The Younger Members Of The Congregation Of His Church Including Carlton "Santa" Davis Who Went On To Become One Of The Most Prominent Jamaican Drummers Of The 1970s. 3 Aitken Was One Of The Top Session Musicians Of The Rocksteady Era And His Productions From This Era Were Collected Together On The Album Bobby Aitken Presents Rock Steady Original & Red Hot Released By Next Step Records. read less