The Paragons

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Disbanded 1970.

Jamaican rocksteady band

Biography

The Paragons were a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica, initially active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member, John Holt.

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