Jamaican Music

Pat Kelly is a reggae singer who was born in 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica whose career began in the late 1960s. Aside from singing, he also moved into production, producing his own Youth and Youth album in 1978, and co-producing with John Holt ‘s The Impressable John Holt (Disco Mix) album in 1979.The late 1970s and early 1980s saw Kelly recording more regularly again, and he continued to record occasionally in the years that followed.

John Holt is a reggae singer and songwriter. Born John Kenneth Holt on July 11, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica, he was a regular entrant in talent contests at the age of 12. His first single was recorded in 1963 and achieved prominence in his home country as lead singer of The Paragons .

Boris Gardiner is a Jamaican singer , songwriter and bass guitarist . Born on January 13, 1943, in Kingston, Jamaica, Gardiner first came to prominence in the late 1960s when he, along with many famous Jamaican musicians , was part of the studio based group , The Upsetters . In 2002, a twenty two track anthology, The Very Best of Boris Gardiner was issued on CD by Music Club .

Freddie McGregor was born on June 27, 1956 in Clarendon, Jamaica and has been variously a singer , musician and producer. He is also one of reggae’s most durable and soulful singers, with an incredibly steady career that started all the way back in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.