Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Music Deaths: Johnny Nash. 'I Can See Clearly Now'

JOHNNY NASH, 80

Died 6 October 2020

Traditional and reggae singer.  Had hit in 1972 with "I Can See Clearly Now."

Born in Houston, but one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae in Kingston.

Had some minor hits in 50s and 60s, but two huge hits.

"I Can See Clearly Now" (#1-1972)

"Stir It Up"  (#12-1973)

To show you how much I knew about music at one time, Mt dad had gotten two tickets from work to  a Johnny Cash/Sonny James show in Chicago.  At the time, I thought he said Johnny Nash.  At the show, however, Johnny Cash signed my Sonny James album after making a comment.


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