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Johnny Nash
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American singer (1940–2020)
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Johnny Nash was an American singer, actor, and songwriter. Born John Lester Nash Jr. in Houston, Texas, he was a male tenor who performed using his voice. His musical career spanned from 1956 to 2020. He recorded for Epic Records and ABC Records. His work included genres such as reggae, pop reggae, pop soul, and rocksteady.
Nash wrote in English and spoke the language natively. He had two children. He died in Houston on October 6, 2020.
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Film & TV
Houston, Texas, USA
John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston. Born in Houston, Texas, USA, he was also an actor known for Deep Blue Sea (1999), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and…
Known for
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973 — Self1973
- Rock Concert — Self1973
- The Midnight Special — Self1972
- Love Is Not a Game — Robert1971
- Top of the Pops — Self1964
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- Key Witness — Apple1960
- Take a Giant Step — Spencer Scott1959
- The Dick Clark Show — Self1958
- American Bandstand — Self1957
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
- A Very Special Love / Won’t You Let Me Share My Love With You1957
- The Ladder of Love / I’ll Walk Alone1957
- A Teenager Sings the Blues / Out of Town1958
- It’s So Easy to Say / My Pledge to You1958
- Johnny Nash1958
- Johnny Nash Volume 21958
- Midnight Moonlight / Almost in Your Arms1958
- Please Don’t Go / I Lost My Love Last Night1958
- Truly Love / You’re Looking at Me1958
- Walk With Faith in Your Heart / Roots of Heaven1958
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 511,102
- Total plays
- 2,810,168
Tags
John Lester Nash Jr. (born 19 August 1940; died 6 October 2020) was an American pop singer best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now. Born in Houston, Texas, Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He became famous for singing the theme song for The Mighty Hercules cartoon in the early 1960s (which song he also wrote). His biggest hits were the early reggae tunes Hold Me Tight, I Can See Clearly Now, and Stir It Up, written by Bob Marley prior to Marley's international success. <a href
Key facts
- Born
- John Lester Nash Jr. , ( 1940-08-19 ) August 19, 1940, Houston , Texas, U.S.
- Died
- October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) (aged 80), Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Genres
- Pop jazz soul reggae
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actor
- Years active
- 1956–2020
- Labels
- Epic JAD Cayman Music
- Website
- johnnynash .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lester
- Family name
- Nash
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- popular music
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- johnnynash.com
- Image
- Johnny Nash.png
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1940-08-19
- birth name
- John Lester Nash Jr.
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- name in native language
- Johnny Nash
- date of death
- 2020-10-06
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Johnny Nash
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.
Early life
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