Latest Release
- 20 OCT 2023
- 15 Songs
- Reggae Legends · 2000
- Queen of the Ghetto - Single · 2001
- 1000 Volts of Holt (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1973
- Police In Helicopter · 1983
- 1000 Volts of Holt (Deluxe Edition) · 1973
- 1000 Volts of Holt (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1973
- Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Rocksteady 2: The Soul of Young Jamaica - Rocksteady, Soul and Early Reggae at Studio One · 2017
- Jet Star Meets Hospital · 2019
- 1000 Volts of Holt (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1973
- John Holt Selects Reggae · 1973
Essential Albums
Appears On
- Enter The Mind Palace
- Big Youth & Jericho
- Dennis Brown
About John Holt
John Holt started singing as a young boy, appearing in talent shows at age 12, and releasing his first single at the age of 16. Like many Jamaican singers of his generation, he was strongly influenced by American R&B, and his smooth, soulful crooning style caught on in a big way. He moved with the changes in the Jamaican music scene, from rocksteady with '60s group the Paragons, to reggae. Holt's '70s covers of American pop tunes made him both a seminal reggae performer and a crossover success. His first major visibility in the US came in the early '80s with Blondie's hit version of the Paragons' "The Tide is High," but he had already been hugely influential on the UK reggae scene for some time.
- HOMETOWN
- Kingston, Jamaica
- BORN
- 11 July 1947
- GENRE
- Reggae