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Johnny Nash

1940 - 2020

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John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Nash is the 855th most popular singer (up from 923rd in 2019), the 4,959th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,847th in 2019) and the 254th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Nash ranks 855 out of 4,381. Before him are Claudio Villa, Severina, Renaud, Gregg Allman, Garou, and H.P. Baxxter. After him are Basia, Christophe, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Serhat, Jimmy Somerville, and Ville Valo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Johnny Nash ranks 266. Before him are Jesús López Cobos, Jan Eliasson, Lill Lindfors, Zubaida Tharwat, Quentin Skinner, and Silvester Takač. After him are Léon Semmeling, Andres Tarand, Russell Banks, Yozhef Sabo, Chip Taylor, and Brigitte Hamann. Among people deceased in 2020, Johnny Nash ranks 295. Before him are Jair Marinho, Litokwa Tomeing, Suzy Delair, Jaroslav Pollák, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, and Vladica Popović. After him are Christophe, Alfred Worden, Lynn Cohen, Dino da Costa, Balbir Singh Sr., and Irina Skobtseva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Nash ranks 4,959 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Cornell (1903), Timothy Olyphant (1968), Gregory Corso (1930), Margaret Taylor (1788), Mike Lee (1971), and Melissa Sue Anderson (1962). After him are Kyle Chandler (1965), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Quinn (null), Jim Davis (1945), Eugene Stoner (1922), and Robert Mercer (1946).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Nash ranks 254. Before him are Rita Coolidge (1945), Del Shannon (1934), Leontyne Price (1927), Jason Derulo (1989), Odetta (1930), and Gregg Allman (1947). After him are Cat Power (1972), 2 Chainz (1977), Beth Hart (1972), Ann Wilson (1950), Belinda Carlisle (1958), and Philip Bailey (1951).

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