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Joseph Vere Everette Johns (28 November 1893 – 10 September 1966)[1] was a Jamaican journalist, impresario, radio personality, and actor, who helped to launch the careers of many Jamaican musicians through his popular talent contests.

  1. ^ "Vere Johns, journalist, dies at 73", Kingston Gleaner, 11 September 1966, pp. 1–2.

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