On this day in Jamaican History: Reggae singer and songwriter John Holt

On this day in Jamaican History: On July 11th, 1947 is a reggae singer and songwriter John Holt was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He found prominence in his early career as the lead singer for the group The Paragons. One of their biggest hits was the Holt penned song “The Tide Is High” which was […]

On this day in Jamaican History: Michael Rose from Black Uhuru

On July 11th, 1957, Grammy award-winning reggae singer Michael Rose was born in Jamaica. Michael was a part of the group Black Uhuru that won the first-ever Grammy Award for reggae in 1985 for the album Anthem.  Rose started his recording career as a solo artist for record producers Yabby You and Niney the Observer. […]