John Holt - Stick By Me, 1971 video free download

Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1947 John Holt was at the age of 12 a regular entrant in talent vocal contests run at Jamaican theatres. He recorded his first single in 1963 for producer Leslie Kong, and some duets with Alton Ellis.

In 1965 he achieved prominence as lead singer of The Paragons and they recorded many hit singles for producer Duke Reid, including "Ali Baba", "Tonight", "I See Your Face", and the Holt penned "The Tide Is High" (later made famous by Blondie and covered by Atomic Kitten).

Some of his hits with The Paragons reach charts again when U-Roy added a Deejay verse to it. During his time with the Paragons, he also recorded solo material for Studio and Prince Buster.

Holt left the Paragons in 1970 and concentrated on his solo career. By 1971 he was one of the biggest stars of reggae, and his "Stick By Me" huge lovers rock hit released in his album Holt (in 1971 for Jaguar), was the biggest selling Jamaican record of 1971/1972, one of a number of records recorded with producer Bunny Lee.