Johnny Nash, Singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ Dies at 80

Johnny Nash, Singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ Dies at 80
Promotional studio portrait of American pop singer Johnny Nash. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Johnny Nash, a singer-songwriter, actor, and producer who rose from pop crooner to early reggae star to the creator and performer of the million-selling anthem “I Can See Clearly Now,” died Tuesday, his son said.

Nash, who had been in declining health, died of natural causes at home in Houston, the city of his birth, his son, Johnny Nash Jr., told The Associated Press. He was 80.