Johnny Nash
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| Johnny Nash | |
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| Birth name | Johnny Nash |
| Born | August 19, 1940 |
Johnny Nash (born John Lester Nash Jr, 19 August 1940, Houston, Texas) is an African-American pop singer-songwriter, best known for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now".
Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He also enjoyed success as an actor early in his career appearing in the screen version of playwright Louis S. Peterson's Take a Giant Step. Nash won a Silver Sail Award for his performance from the Locarno International Film Festival. His biggest hits were the early reggae tunes "Hold Me Tight", "I Can See Clearly Now", and "Stir It Up", the last written by Bob Marley prior to Marley's international success. In the UK, his biggest hit was with the song "Tears On My Pillow" which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in July 1975 for one week.
Nash was last active as a composer in the Swedish romance Vill så gärna tro (1971) in which he portrayed Robert. For many years he seemed to have dropped out of sight; however, in May 2006 he was singing again at Sugar Hill recording studio in his native Houston. Working with chief engineer Andy Bradley, he began the work of transferring analog tapes of his songs from the 1970s and 1980s to Pro Tools digital format.[1] These mixes are highly anticipated, as current CD recordings available of Johnny's hits were mastered with tracks missing, some also recorded at incorrect levels, when compared to the original single 45 rpm versions.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Hit Singles
- "Hold Me Tight" (1968) # 5 UK # 5 US
- "You Got Soul" (1969) # 6 UK
- "Cupid" (1969) # 6 UK # 39 US
- "Stir It Up" (1972) # 13 UK #12 US
- "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972) # 5 UK # 1 US
- "There Are More Questions Than Answers" (1972) # 9 UK
- "Tears On My Pillow " (1975) # 1 UK
- "Let's Be Friends" (1975) # 42 UK
- "(What A) Wonderful World" (1976) # 25 UK
- "Rock Me Baby" (1985) # 47 UK
- "I Can See Clearly Now" (re-mix) (1989) # 54 UK
[edit] Hit Albums
- 1972: I Can See Clearly Now
- 1977: Johnny Nash Collection
[edit] References
- ^ Johnny Nash Mixes at SugarHill May 4, 2006 5:44 PM. Accessed June 28 2007
