Johnny Nash

John Lester Nash Jr. (born 19 August 1940; died 6 October 2020) was an American pop singer best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now. Born in Houston, Texas, Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He became famous for singing the theme song for The Mighty Hercules cartoon in the early 1960s (which song he also wrote). His biggest hits were the early reggae tunes Hold Me Tight, I Can See Clearly Now, and Stir It Up, written by Bob Marley prior to Marley's international success. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

22/08/1968
Hold Me Tight
Music Video

LAST

23/06/1977
That Woman
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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
23/06/1977	That Woman Mimed Performance
10/02/1977	Birds Of A Feather Mimed Performance
24/06/1976	(what A) Wonderful World Mimed Performance
Christmas 1975 - Part 2	Tears On My Pillow Mimed Performance
18/09/1975	Let's Be Friends Mimed Performance
10/07/1975	Tears On My Pillow Mimed Performance
03/07/1975	Tears On My Pillow Mimed Performance
19/06/1975	Tears On My Pillow Mimed Performance
02/11/1972	There Are More Questions Than Answers Music Video
19/10/1972	There Are More Questions Than Answers Mimed Performance
05/10/1972	There Are More Questions Than Answers Mimed Performance
13/07/1972	I Can See Clearly Now Mimed Performance
29/06/1972	I Can See Clearly Now Mimed Performance
20/04/1972	Stir It Up Mimed Performance
13/04/1972	Stir It Up Mimed Performance
17/04/1969	Cupid Mimed Performance
10/04/1969	Cupid Mimed Performance
06/02/1969	You Got Soul Audience Dancing
12/09/1968	Hold Me Tight Mimed Performance
05/09/1968	Hold Me Tight Mimed Performance
22/08/1968	Hold Me Tight Music Video

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