JOHNNY NASH One of the few significant US based reggae performer in the 1960's was Johnny Nash, a black, Texan soul singer who visited Kingston to record. These sessions in 1968 resulted in the international hits 'Cupid', 'Hold Me Tight' and the minor hit 'You Got Soul'. You will find them all on the commercial rocksteady album Hold Me Tight. Nash formed a partnership with producer Danny Sims, and a label, JAD, releasing recordings by Bob Marley (by whom Nash was very impressed), Byron Lee, Lloyd Price and Kim Weston as well as his own material until the label folded in the early 1970's. He returned to recording in Jamaica at Harry J.'s studio where he met Marley again. His 'Stir It Up' revived Nash's career by peaking at number thirteen on the UK Chart in June 1972. Nash continued to enjoy popularity with 'I Can See Clearly Now'. Selective discography Hold Me Tight/Let's Move And Groove Together, Jad (1968) You Got Soul/Don't Cry, Jad (1968) Cupid/People In Love, Jad (1969) HOLD ME TIGHT, Jad JS-1207 (1968) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW, CBS 31607 (1972) Dutch pressings

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