Mr. Nash was born in Houston, TX on August 19, 1940. As a child, he sang in the choir at Progressive New Hope Baptist Church. At the age of 13, he began to perform on local variety shows, as well as radio and television shows. He enjoyed mild success as a screen actor.
In the mid-1960s, Nash was introduced to Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, and Rita Marley, and signed them to Cayman Music.
In 1972, Mr. Nash recorded “I Can See Clearly Now,” which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. The recording reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In June of 2019, Johnny Nash’s material was among that of hundreds of artists which was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire.
John Lester Nash (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) © 10/06/2020
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