Ub40, others, pay tribute to ‘1000 volts of Holt’ on social media

As news of the death of ‘Stick by Me’ singer John Holt went viral members of the entertainment fraternity both locally and internationally took to social media to express condolences and to pay tribute to the ‘legendary’ Jamaican singer.

Some of the many tributes:

Ub40 — RIP to the King of Reggae John Holt! Massive inspiration and will be sorely missed.

Shaggy — We HAVE LOST A LEGEND!!! RIP JOHN HOLT! Very instrumental part of our reggae history! You’ll be missed … Thank you for the legacy and the great music. The 1st number one reggae billboard hit was “tide is high” by blondie .. Written by John holt!

Sean Paul — RIP SIR JHON HOLT!!! U HAVE SERVED UR CULTURE WELL!!! I SALUTE U!!! CONDOLENCES 2 THE FAM!!!

Jah Cure — Rip to the legendary John Holt. One of the greatest pioneers of our music #LifeWeLive

Beres Hammond — RIP JOHN HOLT. YOUR MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOREVER !!

Morgan Heritage — We are so sad to see the passing John Holt we will truly miss you condolences to your family #ctbcmusic

Tarrus Riley — 100.000volts of Holt. SWA Sir John Holt…Never Ever will u be forgotten!