John Holt

John Kenneth Holt CD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist.
He recorded his first single in 1963 with "Forever I'll Stay"/"I Cried a Tear" for record producer Leslie Kong, and also recorded a duet with Alton Ellis, "Rum Bumper", for producer Vincent "Randy" Chin.
In 1965 Holt joined Bob Andy, Garth "Tyrone" Evans, and Junior Menz in their group the Binders; Menz departed to be replaced by Howard Barrett and they changed their name to the Paragons. They initially recorded for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One before cutting a succession of singles for Duke Reid at his Treasure Isle Studio in the rocksteady era of 1966–1968; They enjoyed a string of hits, including "Ali Baba", "Tonight", "I See Your Face", and the Holt-penned "The Tide Is High" (later made famous by Blondie and also covered by Atomic Kitten). "Wear You to the Ball" was another of his hits with the Paragons, and it made the charts again when U-Roy (whom he had introduced to Duke Reid) recorded a Deejay version over it. 
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==Links to Peel==
Peel reviewed John Holt's single, 'You Baby' in Singles Reviews, published in Sounds music paper on 12th April 1975, and thought it was a good record worth listening. However, according to available tracklistings on this site, there is no record of Peel playing John Holt's music during the 70's. It was only until 1980, that there is a record of Peel playing John Holt's music until 2000. He also played John Holt's previous band, the Paragons on his show. 
==Shows Played==
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*21 January 1980: My Satisfaction (v/a album - Creation Rockers, Volume 2) Trojan
*04 March 1980: Sea Cruise (7") Unity
*05 June 1980: Sea Cruise (7”) Unity
;1983
*19 November 1983 (BFBS): Police In Helicopter (single) Volcano 
;1986
*19 November 1986: Superstar Mix Part 2 (7") Jah Life
;1990
*22 January 1990: It's A Jam In The Street (7" - It's A Jam In The Street / A Man Needs A Woman) Jackpot 
*20 February 1990: It's A Jam In The Streets (LP - Holt) Trojan
;2000
*04 January 2000: 'Stealing (7 inch)' (Treasure Isle)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists