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“1000 VOLTS OF HOLT” IS LAUNCHED AT THE EDNA MANLEY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON, HEADS TO LONDON IN 2017!
Reggae singer John Holt’s siblings, Ossie and Patsy, at the launch of ‘1000 Volts Of Holt’ show at Eden Gardens in St Andrew last Saturday. (Photo: Steve James)— She’s heard them countless times, but Patsy Holt never tires of her brother John Holt’s songs. Last Saturday, at the launch of the ‘1000 Volts Of Holt’ show at Eden Gardens in St Andrew, she danced up a storm. The inaugural event is tentatively scheduled for July 2017 in either Kingston or London. Proceeds will assist a student at the Edna Manley College of The Visual And Performing Arts. “This means the world to me; we all know how John started in music early. We might keep it (1000 Volts Of Holt) in London because there played a big part in his career,” Patsy Holt … Read entire article »
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VARYING ACCOUNTS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PARAGONS, BUT BOB ANDY AND JOHN HOLT GAVE AUTHENTIC STORIES!
Bob Andy– Last week’s article showcased a couple of the commonly accepted inaccuracies in early Jamaican popular music, and sought to provide credible evidences to substantiate those claims. There were several other instances of such inaccuracies, some posted on social media and other well-reputed websites. It would appear that in the music’s formative years, the major players in the dissemination of information about Jamaica’s popular music were not so much concerned about proper documentation, but more about … Read entire article »
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THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS BROUGHT SOULFUL HARMONIES TO THE 70’S REGGAE!
By Roy Black— The Mighty Diamonds in 1975.— The Mighty Diamonds belong to an exclusive fraternity of three-part harmony group singers that emerged in the mid-1960’s in Jamaican popular music and lasted into the next decade. Earlier, The Heptones, The Techniques, The Paragons, The Melodians, The Wailers, and The Gaylads had laid the foundation for the phenomenon, which produced a plethora of hits, mainly in the rock steady and early reggae styles. Those who were around at … Read entire article »
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BUNNY WAILER REMEMBERS JOHN HOLT!
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON AND RICHARD JOHNSON— Wailer remembers John Holt— In tribute to singer John Holt who died on October 20 in London, England, the Jamaica Observer presents ‘Holt a Day’, a daily feature leading up to his funeral, which is slated for November 15. BUNNY Wailer was a member of The Wailers when John Holt was rocking dancehalls with The Paragons in the mid-1960s. But Wailer’s memories of the singer go beyond music. He knew of Holt while he (Wailer) was attending Camperdown High School in east Kingston. “I was very keen on listening to him as I knew him from he was playing Matcham (Cup) cricket, making centuries for his team. JK Holt, his uncle, was a major player for the West Indies cricket team,” recalled Wailer. “He recorded with Duke Reid with the … Read entire article »
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THE HARMONIOUS SOUNDS RULED THE 1960’s AND 70’s!
John Holt – File— One of the prominent features of 1960s and 1970s popular music was the prevalence of singing groups. The feature seemed to have been triggered by the penchant of many artists of that period to emphasise harmony in their musical output. According to the late Brent Dowe, leader of the 1960s Jamaican vocal trio, The Melodians, “At the time, the whole emphasis was on harmony, not on the lead singer. Harmony was the thing. … Read entire article »
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“WE CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE JOHN HOLT” SAYS JAVAA CHAIRMAN OF THE AILING SINGER!
Singer John Holt—- Curtis Campbell– The Chairman of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artists and Affiliates (JAVAA), Frankie Campbell, is wishing singer John Holt a speedy and lasting recovery, following his recent collapse onstage at the One Love Festival in Springfield in the United Kingdom. Campbell told The Sunday Gleaner that the I Want A Love I Can Feel singer did an operation last month and was, perhaps, back in action too early. “I just think he went back to performing too early. We don’t want to lose anybody else at this point in Jamaican music – certainly, not Holt,” Campbell said. The JAVAA chairman and bass player in Fab 5 Band also encourages performers to ensure that they are covered by an effective health-insurance policy, as sickness and death are inevitable. “We want to know that our musicians are healthy as possible. In Fab 5, … Read entire article »
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REMEMBERING THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR “DUKE” REID OF TREASURE ISLE RECORDS!
Duke Reid’s Sound System at work. By Roy Black—– When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s, he was well on his way to becoming one of, if not the most colourful and popular record producer in early Jamaican music. His vision, energy and taste for music were good foundation for the production of hundreds of top-class ska, rocksteady and reggaerecordings during the 1960s and ’70s on his … Read entire article »
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