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OSSIE HOLT (JOHN’S OLDER BROTHER) RELEASES HIS FIRST SINGLE!

 Oswald ‘Ossie’ Holt— Though he placed third in a 1956 Vere Johns Opportunity Hour talent contest and sang in English pubs, Oswald ‘Ossie’ Holt never took music seriously as his younger brother John Holt. But in June, at age 78, his first song was released. Forever I Pray is produced by Neol Davies, founder of British 2 Tone band The Selecter. Holt, who has lived in the United Kingdom since 1958, said he played a demo of the song for John when he visited England in 2014.  He wanted his famous brother to record it, but he died in London in October that year. Holt next pitched the song to John’s sons, Brian and Garth, both singers, who live in Connecticut. “But Neol said, ‘why don’t you do it?’, and we went to the studio and … Read entire article »

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