#Johnny Nash, “I Can See Clearly Now” Singer, Dead at 80
“#Johnny Nash, “I Can See Clearly Now” Singer, Dead at 80”
A Houston native, Nash began his recording career in the 1950s. He grew up singing in the church choir and as a teenager, he broke the Texas TV color barrier with a performance on the show Matinee. He got his break singing on Arthur Godfrey’s radio show, and he released his first singles on ABC-Paramount in 1957. One of his first hits was a cover of Doris Day’s “A Very Special Love.” At the end of the 1960s, he began recording in Jamaica and became friends and a business partner of reggae luminaries Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer.
His 1968 rocksteady single “Hold Me Tight” became a hit, and later, he recorded the Marley classic “Stir It Up.” “I Can See Clearly Now” climbed to No. 1 when it arrived in 1972. He held several jobs as an actor, and in addition to his recordings and credits as songwriter, he also worked as a producer and label head.
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