Isaac “Redd” Holt (born May 16, 1932) is an American jazz and soul music drummer. Holt was born in Rosedale, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago. He first began playing drums as a student at Crane High School, where he played in an ensemble with future collaborators Ramsey Lewis and Eldee Young. Holt studied music at the Chicago Musical College and radio and television at Kennedy–King College.