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John Holt has one of the finest and most versatile voices to come out of fronting the great vocal group The Paragons which he joined around 1965,singing many of their greatest hits includingTide is High,On the Beach,Wear You to the Ball to name but a few or his extensive solo career.A career that saw him covering every musical style from Pop,Lovers,Soul and his much overlooked Roots period.
John Holt (b.1947,Kingston,Jamaica) was a child prodigy he began his career being a regular voice on talent contests run by Vera Johns across the Jamaican cut his first single in 1963 for Leslie Kongs Beverlys label,I Cried a Tear/Forever Ill Stay and sang many duets with various singers of the day including Rum Bumper with Aton Ellis.
In 1965 to 1970 as stated above was John Holts Paragon years in a period which he also ran solo with hits such as Fancy Make Up,A Love I Can Feel and Lets Build Our Dreams.
For this release we are looking at his extremely productive period working with reissue of John Holts classic1976 album Before The Next Tear Drop is an album filled with classic after classic sung by effortlessly..
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