Just passed. His big hit I Can See Clearly Now got me interested in Jamaican music which led me to Bob Marley and others.

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Here's his Stir It Up.

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I prefer his version of Cupid to Sam Cooke's.

Rest in peace, Johnny Nash

I don't.


UK MIrror reports Johnny Nash RIP


jb

The summer of '72...nine years old...glued to the radio...I LOVED I Can See Clearly Now...seems just about everyone else did also...a number 1 hit in the US....

RIP Johnny Nash

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

The introduction of most USAmericans to reggae.

Tis sad. Takes me back to the early 70s where reggae was all I bought

Wasn't his version of Stir It Up the first Bob Marley song to hit the top 40 in the USA?

I can see clearly now was a massive hit in nz.Stable sing a long party song.

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Wasn't his version of Stir It Up the first Bob Marley song to hit the top 40 in the USA?

I would think so, with Clapton's version of "I Shot The Sherriff" next.

"No Anchovies, Please"

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Just passed. His big hit I Can See Clearly Now got me interested in Jamaican music which led me to Bob Marley and others.

[www.youtube.com]

Here's his Stir It Up.

[www.youtube.com]

I Can See Clearly now is great!
Stir It Up, not so much, can't compare to the original. Still it's very cool that he did it, I never knew that before.

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dmay
Just passed. His big hit I Can See Clearly Now got me interested in Jamaican music which led me to Bob Marley and others.

[www.youtube.com]

Here's his Stir It Up.

[www.youtube.com]

I Can See Clearly now is great!
Stir It Up, not so much, can't compare to the original. Still it's very cool that he did it, I never knew that before.

The 1967 original is good but the version on Catch A Fire is better

No Johnny - no Bob Marley.

Rest easy

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No Johnny - no Bob Marley.

Rest easy

No Chris Blackwell - no Bob Marley

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No Johnny - no Bob Marley.

Rest easy

No Chris Blackwell - no Bob Marley

The guy was practically single handily responsible for bringing ska to the U.K. mainstream. Well, okay, those coming over from the Caribbean, too

Blackwell made his early fame and fortune by importing JA pre releases to the UK to sell to expats, so in a way that last statement is more true than most know.

jb

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dmay
Just passed. His big hit I Can See Clearly Now got me interested in Jamaican music which led me to Bob Marley and others.

[www.youtube.com]

Here's his Stir It Up.

[www.youtube.com]

I Can See Clearly now is great!
Stir It Up, not so much, can't compare to the original. Still it's very cool that he did it, I never knew that before.

The 1967 original is good but the version on Catch A Fire is better

Yes, of course! '73 Catch a Fire is what I was referring to, i was not aware it was from '67. I put it in youtube, not easy to find, all links seem to be the Catch a Fire version, or else live versions.