Johnny Nash Passed Away!

Johnny Nash passed away.

Iconic songwriter and singer Johnny Nash who wrote the song "I Can See Clearly Now" has passed away at the age of 80.

Nash died of natural causes in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The Associated Press reports that his son Johnny Nash, Jr. confirmed the passing of his father on late Tuesday evening.

Nash began a career in the music in the 1950s by covering standards and by the mid-1960s, he was co-running a record company.

He was among the first artists to bring Jamaican reggae to the United States and helped launched the career of an icon of reggae, Bob Marley.

He peaked commercially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he had hits with "Hold Me Tight," "You Got Sou," and an early version of Marley's "Stir It Up" and "I Can See Clearly Now," which remains his best known hit single.

His album I Can See Clearly Now is critically acclaimed debut.



The song had the positive hook, "bright, bright, sunshiny day," and had a gospel-style exclamation midway in "Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies!"

The song was covered by great talents like Ray Charles, Donny Osmond, Soul Asylum and Jimmy Cliff, whose made his debut feature on the Disney movie soundtrack Cool Runnings.

A soul master at work.