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
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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
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- 410,585
- Total plays
- 3,285,570
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Holt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1923-04-14
- date of death
- 1985-09-14
- name in native language
- John Caldwell Holt
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