Posted on 10/06/2020 6:30:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Nash, who had been in declining health, died of natural causes at home in Houston, the city of his birth, his son, Johnny Nash Jr., told The Associated Press. He was 80.
Nash was in his early 30s when “I Can See Clearly Now” topped the charts in 1972 and he had lived several show business lives. In the mid-1950s, he was a teenager covering “Darn That Dream” and other standards, his light tenor likened to the voice of Johnny Mathis. A decade later, he was co-running a record company, had become a rare American-born singer of reggae and helped launch the career of his friend Bob Marley.
Nash praised “the vibes of this little island” when speaking of Jamaica, and he was among the first artists to bring reggae to U.S. audiences. He peaked commercially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he had hits with “Hold Me Tight,” “You Got Soul,” an early version of Marley’s “Stir It Up” and “I Can See Clearly Now,” still his signature song.
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Also known as the singer for the theme to “The Mighty Hercules” cartoon.
I remember it as a Windex commercial when I was a real little kid.
Good song. RIP
I always liked that song.
It’s a classic!
It is a song that tough not to like. It still sounds fresh which isn’t always the way with songs played relentlessly.
RIP.
I’m afraid to get some shut eye tonight. I may not wake up.
I remember hearing his version of “Stir It Up” before Marley’s version.
That was the song that my first love and I liked.
Old hometown boy........RIP Johnny and thanks for the memories.......
Johnny Nash - Stir It Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfYk4ozaI4
RIP.
Great song.
I had a friend, growing up, who said her mom told her it was her mom and dad’s song....after having survived marriage problems.
I’ve always associated it with coming out of something bad, and having a great ending....for that sweet, little family.
I wonder how many countless troubled marriages, relationships, personal struggles have adopted this song.
It’s a By the Grace of God song.
I also liked his cover version of Sam Cooke’s Cupid. It was the B Side of Hold Me Tight. Then released later as the A Side but with Hold Me Tight on the flip.
Johnny Nash - Cupid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIH8szHlxks
Good God.. we’re losing a lot of people this year.
Beautiful song. Beautiful memories.
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