Johnny Nash played a very important role in helping to put Reggie music on the international scene. Many may not want to admit it, but he is to get credit for that. Johnny Nash, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Decker, those were the first Reggae singers I heard on foreign radio stations back in the 60s when I lived out of Jamaica. Those were the international artists back then.
Thanks for uploading this. I remember Bob saying one time he was so pissed he nearly took up arms against a producer and Im sure he was talking about Johnny Nash. They were very good friends at a time and Bob felt very betrayed when Johnny Nash was gainging success around the globe with songs Bob and Peter tosh helped wrote, and he ingnored them and didnt pay them. That was how the bitter split happened. But looking at it now, Bob and the Wailers gained a mountain of experience making music with Johnny Nash and that helped them greatly when they met Cris Blackwel.
I went to the first and probably only reggae Haile Selassie festival at his ranch, at the arena you showed in the video, in Houston back in the early 90s, but had to leave before the music started, which was supposed to last all day, but the music didn't start until late, and I had to have the car back home before nightfall. Some of the musicians that were to be there were Half Pint, Buju Banton (I'm 99% sure), Worl-A-Girl, among many others. I'll forever regret not being able to stay for the live entertainment. :/
Your research is up to scratch. Indeed it's a bit funny that an American soul singer should get the accolades as Reggae's very first international ambassador but it is the undisputed truth. The man had a smooth voice and a sleek way of presenting his style of "rock steady reggae." (Ironically though, the "who is who" of Jamaican stars of the 70z and before would cite Curtis Mayfield as the quintessential singers' singer and beloved lyricist whose falsetto singing voice was copied widely by many Jamaican singers like Slim Smith and his melodies and songs copiously imitated but still Johnny Nash was the man who firmly put Reggae on the map; just like what another American icon Harry Belafonte also did with Trinidadian calypso.
I think Johnny was mainly a hit maker in England, Jamaica and America and it was really Bob who broke reggae worldwide. I mean Desmond was just as big as Johnny in those three countries and perhaps a year before Johnny. Thanks for this excellent video.
@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety 007 was a #1 hit in JA and top 20 in England before Hold Me Tight. Not sure if it charted in USA....Probably not. Not enough rude boys in America, only peace loving hippies in 1967.
@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety Hold Me Tight/Cupid are from 1968 and sound slightly more reggaeish than rock steady, at least to my ears. 007 is pure rock steady from 1967. Thank you again for highlighting Nash.
As so often, the players of instruments do not get mentioned. In one interview I heard Family Man say that he and some other members of The Wailers contributed in the making of some of Johnny Nash's songs. Judging by the sound (albeit somewhat "toned down"), I would guess that in songs like "You Poured Sugar on Me" Fams played the bass.
I've had people laugh at me because i said jhonny nash was the fiirst king of reggae. It is a fact. Local dis jocks hailed him as the king. A friend from trench town told me a story which he personally experienced. One evening bob was in his kitchen in trench town, and jhonny nash was on local radio, the dj mentioned tjat nash was king of reggae... Bob then exclaimed" a me a king of reggae, pass mi guitar" he then strum up a tune and the rest is history. Jhonny nash was supberb though.. Hey, mr. Sea, i heard you listen to me.
I've been hoping for this one. When I didn't have much traveling, I had Johnny Nash and Andrew tosh only, but that was enough😊. Really, thanks again ❤️💛💚
Johnny Nash and Simms are said to have contributed to the grooming of Bob along the tried and sucessful colourism system. Which some say contributed to the marginalisation of Peter and Bunny based on the stale system of using the colour of skin to push someone forward, or to hold them back.
They are not ragged, and Jonny Nash was using Caribbean for his own career. And try to stop the wailer for recording stir it up in the reggae version. So stop giving away reggae origin to foreigners.
No one is giving away reggae origin to foreigners, facts are facts and facts don't lie. When I came to the US in 1973 most American only knew of Jimmy Cliff and Johnny Nash. When I went to Nigeria in 1974 just about everyone I met talked about Jimmy Cliff.
I grew up in Ghana, and Johnny Nash and Jimmy Cliff were all we knew. Even the Wailers' hit records were perfected by white sound engineers in London. And they relied on white promoters to go global. Jamaicans themselves didn't even like reggae. When I went there in 1990, all I heard on radio was 🇺🇸 country music.
Johnny Nash promised to help Bob Marley and the Wailer, he didn’t help. Instead, he left them stranded in London. Chris Blackwell had to come to their rescue. Johnny Nash was a creep. This information is in Rita Marley’s book.
Johnny Nash played a very important role in helping to put Reggie music on the international scene. Many may not want to admit it, but he is to get credit for that. Johnny Nash, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Decker, those were the first Reggae singers I heard on foreign radio stations back in the 60s when I lived out of Jamaica. Those were the international artists back then.
Thanks for sharing this sir 🙌
Spot on.
The Great Johnny Nash is certainly one of the pioneers in crossover songs.
Nice coverage of a musical KINGMAN.
RIEP King Nash❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for uploading this. I remember Bob saying one time he was so pissed he nearly took up arms against a producer and Im sure he was talking about Johnny Nash. They were very good friends at a time and Bob felt very betrayed when Johnny Nash was gainging success around the globe with songs Bob and Peter tosh helped wrote, and he ingnored them and didnt pay them. That was how the bitter split happened. But looking at it now, Bob and the Wailers gained a mountain of experience making music with Johnny Nash and that helped them greatly when they met Cris Blackwel.
Johnny Nash...Texas' contribution to the Rocksteady sound! Praises RAS n big ups from Southern California
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Yesterday was the 4th year anniversary of his death. Continue to rest in paradise Mr. Johnny Nash (August 19,1940 - October 6,2020).
H-town stand up! RIP Johnny Nash...
love your videos! so interesting and informative, and all the fantastic footage ❤ thank you
Respect to Johnny Nash
Thanks for sharing. I remember him very well in the 70's in Jamaica and wondered what happened to him.
Im so glad u put this up ❤
Brilliant video as always. Thank you for your contribution and sharing 👏👏👏👏👏💞💞💞
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I went to the first and probably only reggae Haile Selassie festival at his ranch, at the arena you showed in the video, in Houston back in the early 90s, but had to leave before the music started, which was supposed to last all day, but the music didn't start until late, and I had to have the car back home before nightfall. Some of the musicians that were to be there were Half Pint, Buju Banton (I'm 99% sure), Worl-A-Girl, among many others. I'll forever regret not being able to stay for the live entertainment. :/
Massive truck load of information put out here, never really knew much about before now.
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Blessings mon 🙌 Thanks for watching
Your research is up to scratch. Indeed it's a bit funny that an American soul singer should get the accolades as Reggae's very first international ambassador but it is the undisputed truth. The man had a smooth voice and a sleek way of presenting his style of "rock steady reggae." (Ironically though, the "who is who" of Jamaican stars of the 70z and before would cite Curtis Mayfield as the quintessential singers' singer and beloved lyricist whose falsetto singing voice was copied widely by many Jamaican singers like Slim Smith and his melodies and songs copiously imitated but still Johnny Nash was the man who firmly put Reggae on the map; just like what another American icon Harry Belafonte also did with Trinidadian calypso.
I think Johnny was mainly a hit maker in England, Jamaica and America and it was really Bob who broke reggae worldwide. I mean Desmond was just as big as Johnny in those three countries and perhaps a year before Johnny.
Thanks for this excellent video.
Dekker came out with Israelites a few months after Nash's "Hold Me Tight" though he had bagged a few hits in Jamaica before then
@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety 007 was a #1 hit in JA and top 20 in England before Hold Me Tight. Not sure if it charted in USA....Probably not. Not enough rude boys in America, only peace loving hippies in 1967.
@@willieluncheonette5843 Really? I thought differently. Thanks for the info
@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety Hold Me Tight/Cupid are from 1968 and sound slightly more reggaeish than rock steady, at least to my ears. 007 is pure rock steady from 1967.
Thank you again for highlighting Nash.
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As so often, the players of instruments do not get mentioned. In one interview I heard Family Man say that he and some other members of The Wailers contributed in the making of some of Johnny Nash's songs. Judging by the sound (albeit somewhat "toned down"), I would guess that in songs like "You Poured Sugar on Me" Fams played the bass.
I've had people laugh at me because i said jhonny nash was the fiirst king of reggae. It is a fact. Local dis jocks hailed him as the king. A friend from trench town told me a story which he personally experienced. One evening bob was in his kitchen in trench town, and jhonny nash was on local radio, the dj mentioned tjat nash was king of reggae... Bob then exclaimed" a me a king of reggae, pass mi guitar" he then strum up a tune and the rest is history. Jhonny nash was supberb though.. Hey, mr. Sea, i heard you listen to me.
I've been hoping for this one. When I didn't have much traveling, I had Johnny Nash and Andrew tosh only, but that was enough😊. Really, thanks again ❤️💛💚
Blessings mon 🙌 Glad you like it 😊
Jah bless! Appreciated in Holland!
Johnny Nash has been a bit of a mystery to me.
Johnny Nash and Simms are said to have contributed to the grooming of Bob along the tried and sucessful colourism system. Which some say contributed to the marginalisation of Peter and Bunny based on the stale system of using the colour of skin to push someone forward, or to hold them back.
Yes convinced Bob to say he is not married for image appeal!
Princess Buster….. Jamaica first music ambassador
Prince Buster, not Princess Buster
@@normanbajnaut2108 …. My bad….. Prince Buster
No no no Desmond Dekker 👍 Millie Small's got a case too
maybe not globally. Mainly England and America. I think it was mainly Bob who broke it really globally.
What about Harry Belafante?
what about Ken Booth...!
No he wasn’t the first sir Molly was b4
They are not ragged, and Jonny Nash was using Caribbean for his own career. And try to stop the wailer for recording stir it up in the reggae version. So stop giving away reggae origin to foreigners.
No one is giving away reggae origin to foreigners, facts are facts and facts don't lie. When I came to the US in 1973 most American only knew of Jimmy Cliff and Johnny Nash. When I went to Nigeria in 1974 just about everyone I met talked about Jimmy Cliff.
I grew up in Ghana, and Johnny Nash and Jimmy Cliff were all we knew.
Even the Wailers' hit records were perfected by white sound engineers in London. And they relied on white promoters to go global.
Jamaicans themselves didn't even like reggae. When I went there in 1990, all I heard on radio was 🇺🇸 country music.
Johnny Nash promised to help Bob Marley and the Wailer, he didn’t help. Instead, he left them stranded in London. Chris Blackwell had to come to their rescue. Johnny Nash was a creep. This information is in Rita Marley’s book.