Johnny Nash

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human reggae musician singer-songwriter

Johnny Nash was an American reggae and pop singer-songwriter best known for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now," which helped popularize reggae music internationally.

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Johnny Nash canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
reggae musician ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
album Hold Me Tight NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Can See Clearly Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stir It Up NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownFor smooth vocal style ⓘ
associatedAct Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danny Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName John Lester Nash Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
chartAchievement I Can See Clearly Now reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ
coFounded JAD Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-08-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-10-06 ⓘ
ethnicity African-American ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
pop ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
rocksteady ⓘ
helpedPopularize reggae music internationally ⓘ
influencedGenre pop-reggae crossover ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
medium vocals ⓘ
name Johnny Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSingle Hold Me Tight NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Can See Clearly Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stir It Up NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Cupid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hold Me Tight NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Can See Clearly Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stir It Up NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tears on My Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Arista Records ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ
JAD Records NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Stir It Up → recordedBy → Johnny Nash ⓘ
Studio One (Doraville, Georgia) recording studio → associatedArtist → Johnny Nash ⓘ
subject surface form: Studio One (Doraville, Georgia)
"Wonderful World" → hasCoverVersionBy → Johnny Nash ⓘ
subject surface form: Wonderful World