John Holt, born 1947 Kingston Jamaica, was a regular at various talent contests by the age of 12 and in 1963 he cut his first single "I Cried A Tear" for Leslie Kong's Beverley's label. Between 1965-1970 he was the lead singer for the Paragons, who recorded countless hits for Duke Reid, and eventually set off on a solo career that has now spanned nearly 40 years. He is one of the few artists ...
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"Happy Christmas - War Is Over" features one of the most awful verses John Lennon ever wrote - "So this is Christmas, and what have you done, another year over, and a new one just begun". Errr...not on the 25th of December it hasn't, John.This cut by ex-Paragon, solo star, and writer of "The Tide Is High" John Holt also has the great advantage that Yoko Ono does not treat us to her "singing" on...
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I want to do the Reggae-Reggae-Reggae-Reggae-Reggae-Reggae with a princess by my side.
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and it only took 17 years and 2 hours. it's a long story involving a battered beloved cassette and a former beloved lover and a collage, but I am a merciful naomi and will spare you the detailsAfter the two hours spent researching legal and relatively safe music download services available in Canada ... I gave up (Canadian Mac-user - no soup for you)However, I was very grateful to have found th...
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This track written and sung by John Holt became one of DJ Duke Reid's most-versioned rhythms.I find John Holts voice very very very funky.
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| 1 Love You to Want Me |
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| 2 Never Never Never |
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| 3 Stoned Out of My Mind |
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| 4 Mr Bojangles |
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| 5 The Further You Look |
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