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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2018-08-25 Trojan Records Celebrates 50 Years

2041 days ago
Core News“This year Trojan celebrates its 50th birthday. The label has continually led the way in presenting the very best in Jamaican music to millions of fans around the world. In tonight’s 30 minute Trojan Records Trunk of Funk, we’ll be playing musi... more info

The Huey Show 2016-08-27 Norman Jay sits in

2770 days ago
Core News“Norman Jay and his brother Joey have been taking their Good Times Soundsystem to Notting Hill Carnival for as long as most people can remember. Today he’s bringing those Good Times to 6Music for Carnival weekend. You can expect to hear all the g... more info

David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-10-26 John Holt tribute

3441 days ago
Core News“Rodigan pays tribute to John Holt who passed away this week. From his early recordings with The Paragons including the hit single Tide Is High to his solo recordings such as Man Next Door (covered by the likes of Massive Attack and Dennis Brown) t... more info

R.I.P. John Holt

3448 days ago
StereogumThe Guardian reports that John Holt, the longtime reggae star, died in a London hospital yesterday. No cause of death has been announced. Holt was 69. Holt was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and he started singing in talent shows at age 12 and recording ... more info

reggae singer John Holt ("The Tide is High"), RIP

3448 days ago
Brooklyn VeganSad news from the reggae world: singer John Holt died yesterday (10/19) at age 69. Best known for writing "The Tide is High" while in the band The Paragons which was later made a woldwide hit by Blondie, he's... more info

John Holt dead: Pioneering Paragones singer, famed for writing 'The Tide Is High', dies at 69

3448 days ago
The Independent John Holt, the former lead singer of The Paragons and a pioneering reggae solo artist, has died at the age of 69. more info

David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-05-04 Gregory Isaacs Deep and Heavy

3616 days ago
Core News“David Rodigan draws on a classic by Gregory Isaacs in Deep & Heavy, Captain Sinbad’s take on a classic reggae riddim (best known for the John Holt version, Ali Baba) is the Rodigan Scorcher, followed by a King Tubby dub version re-mixed by Frenc... more info

The Paragons – “When the Lights Are Low”

4196 days ago
Gorilla vs. Bear[John Holt's voice is so amazing on this track, at once passionate and seductive. --... Read more » more info

Old music: The Paragons – The Tide Is High

4546 days ago
Guardian MusicDon't let this silken classic be remembered as an Atomic Kitten song. Celebrate John Holt insteadThe Tide Is High is fated to be remembered as a cover version. It's been a No 1 twice in the UK – for Blondie in 1980 and Atomic Kitten in 2002 – and... more info

Nirvana gets a Reggae flavour

4592 days ago
Guardian MusicPrince Fatty and Mutant Hi-Fi team up with Jamaican reggae crooner Little Roy on cover album Battle For SeattleReleased to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, Battle For Seattle is a reggae take on 10 of the band's classic trac... more info

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