Tyrone EvansTyrone Evans (died 2000) was a Jamaican reggae singer and musicians. He was one of the founding members of the rocksteady group The Paragons, who had a worldwide hit song with "The Tide Is High". With Bob Andy and Coxsone Dodd, Evans recorded a single, "I Don't Care", and recorded with Leslie Kong. By the late 1970s he recorded for Studio One, and again with Dodd released the single "How Sweet It Is".
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John Holt (singer)John Kenneth HoltCD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Early lifeHolt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston in 1947. His mother Amy was a nurse. By the age of 12, he was a regular entrant in talent contests run at Jamaican theatres by Vere Johns, winning 28 contests, some broadcast live on Radio Jamaica.
Record producerA record producer or music producer is a music-creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensuring artists deliver acceptable, high-quality performances, supervising the technical engineering of the recording, and coordinating the production team and process.
The Tide Is High"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song originally written and performed by Jamaican singer John Holt and his group the Paragons for their album On the Beach. The track was produced by Duke Reid for his Treasure Isle label. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit.Bob AndyKeith Anderson (28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020), better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.RocksteadyRocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966.
HarmonyIn music, harmony is the concept of combining different sounds in order to create new, distinct musical ideas. Theories of harmony seek to describe or explain the effects created by distinct pitches or tones coinciding with one another; harmonic objects such as chords, textures and tonalities are identified, defined, and categorized in the development of these theories.
JamaicaJamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi). It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and the island of Hispaniola. Jamaica lies about 145 km (78 nmi) south of Cuba, 191 km (103 nmi) west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and 215 km (116 nmi) southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
Kingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
SkaSka (; Jamaican Patois: skia, ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbeanmento (sometimes referred to as calypso) with Americanjazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.
Musical ensembleInstrumental and/or vocal music group The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921 The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestral is an example of a large western classical musical ensemble. Pori Worker's Society Brass Band in the 1920s in Pori, Finland A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or band, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.
Record label"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it.John Holt (singer)John Kenneth HoltCD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Early lifeHolt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston in 1947. His mother Amy was a nurse. By the age of 12, he was a regular entrant in talent contests run at Jamaican theatres by Vere Johns, winning 28 contests, some broadcast live on Radio Jamaica.Record producerA record producer or music producer is a music-creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensuring artists deliver acceptable, high-quality performances, supervising the technical engineering of the recording, and coordinating the production team and process.The Tide Is High"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song originally written and performed by Jamaican singer John Holt and his group the Paragons for their album On the Beach. The track was produced by Duke Reid for his Treasure Isle label. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit.Bob AndyKeith Anderson (28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020), better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.RocksteadyRocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966.HarmonyIn music, harmony is the concept of combining different sounds in order to create new, distinct musical ideas. Theories of harmony seek to describe or explain the effects created by distinct pitches or tones coinciding with one another; harmonic objects such as chords, textures and tonalities are identified, defined, and categorized in the development of these theories.JamaicaJamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi). It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and the island of Hispaniola. Jamaica lies about 145 km (78 nmi) south of Cuba, 191 km (103 nmi) west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and 215 km (116 nmi) southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).Kingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.SkaSka (; Jamaican Patois: skia, ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbeanmento (sometimes referred to as calypso) with Americanjazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.Musical ensembleInstrumental and/or vocal music group The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921 The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestral is an example of a large western classical musical ensemble. Pori Worker's Society Brass Band in the 1920s in Pori, Finland A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or band, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.