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John Holt
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Kenneth Constantine Holt, J. K. Holt junior
cricketer (1923-1997)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 61
Top works
- 2026 High Caliber Awards
- Stalking Trophy Brown Trout
- An attempte to rescue that anciente, English poet, and playwrighte, Maister Williaume Shakespere
- Freedom and Beyond
- O Diário de Jacob Thackery
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1947-07-11
- Active to
- 2014-10-19
reggaerocksteadyska
Discography
- A Love I Can Feel1970
- Holt1971
- Still In Chains1971
- The Paragons & Friends1971
- OK Fred1972
- Pledging My Love1972
- Like a Bolt1973
- The Fabulous John Holt1973
- The Further You Look1973
- 1000 Volts of Holt1973
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 410,585
- Total plays
- 3,285,570
Tags
reggaeroots reggaerocksteadyjamaicaroots
John Kenneth Holt (born 11 July 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica; died 19 October 2014 in London, England) was a reggae singer and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons before establishing himself as a solo artist. Amongst the songs he wrote was "The Tide Is High" (later made famous by Blondie and also covered by Atomic Kitten). On an island renowned for its superb vocalists and composers, John Holt remains head and shoulders above the rest as one of Jamaica's sweetest singers an
Sports profile
- Sport
- Cricket
- Position
- Cricketer
- Nationality
- Jamaica
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Holt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Occupation
- cricketer
- Award
- Order of Distinction
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- West Indies cricket team
Show 2 more facts
- date of death
- 1997-06-03
- date of birth
- 1923-08-12
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