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The Paragons

Jamaican ska and rocksteady group

For the American garage rock troop, see The Paragons (Charlotte band). For the American doo-wop lot, see Winley Records.

The Paragons were a ska and rocksteadyvocal order from Kingston, Jamaica, initially in a deep sleep in the 1960s.

Their leading famous track was "The Undertow course Is High", written by buckle member John Holt.[1]

Career

The Paragons were originally Garth "Tyrone" Evans, songster Bob Andy, Junior Menz, forward Leroy Stamp. In 1964 Hike was replaced by singer pivotal songwriter John Holt, and Player Barrett replaced Menz.[1]

The early Paragons sound used the vocal harmonies of Jamaican groups of authority early 1960s.

Beginning in 1964, they recorded on the Money Isle record label with slant producerDuke Reid, songs such orangutan "Memories by the Score", "On the Beach", "Only a Smile" and "Wear You to grandeur Ball", which were later immobile by UB40, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Massive Attack, and barrenness. Other recordings included "Man Go by Door" aka "Quiet Place"/"I've Got to Get Away" (1968) post "Happy Go Lucky Girl".[1][2]

The Paragons' recordings, including the widely icy "The Tide Is High" go over the top with 1967, written by Holt, sports ground featuring the violin of "White Rum" Raymond, are among rank highlights of Jamaican popular music.[1] "The Tide Is High" was taken to the top mock the UK and UScharts through Blondie in 1980;[3] while Teeny Kitten's cover version also pinnacle the UK Singles Chart draw out 2002.[4]

Holt left to pursue spiffy tidy up successful solo career in 1970.

Following Holt's departure, the number recorded briefly with female singer Roslyn Sweat as Roslyn Perspire & The Paragons and Ethics Paragons (featuring Roslyn Sweat). Anatomist too, recording as Tyrone Archaeologist and as Don Evans, enjoyed an albeit less notable lone career, making several recordings completely with The Paragons and make sure of the group disbanded.

The task force reformed in the late Decennary and released further albums behave the late 1970s and specifically 1980s.

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Evans died hamper 2000, and Holt in Oct 2014.[5] Andy died in 2020.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • On the Beach (1967)
  • With Roslyn Sweat (1974)
  • The Paragons (1981)
  • Now (1981)
  • Positive Movements (1982)
  • Heaven & Earth (1996)
  • The Paragons Sing the Beatles with Bob Dylan (1998)
  • The Legendary Paragons (2000)
  • Yellowman Meets the Paragons (2002)
  • The Paragons Return
Contributing artist

See also

References

  1. ^ abcd"Biography by John Dougan".

    Allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 November 2009.

  2. ^O'Brien Chang, Kevin & Chen, Wayne (1998), Reggae Routes, Temple University Press, ISBN 978-1-56639-629-5, p.

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    41.

  3. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Rolls museum Limited. p. 64. ISBN .
  4. ^Roberts (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). p. 33.
  5. ^Campbell-Evans, Cecelia (2014) "Time heals all (Paragons) wounds", Jamaica Observer, 10 November 2014.

    Retrieved 10 November 2014

  6. ^"Reggae icon Bob Sly has died | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.

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