HOLD ME TIGHT
Johnny Nash began as a pop singer in the
1950s. Nash recorded several hits in Jamaica,
where he travelled in early 1968, Nash planned
to try breaking the local rocksteady sound in the
United States.
He was introduced to a local struggling vocal
group, The Wailers. Members Bob Marley,
Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh introduced him to
the local scene. Nash's biggest hits were the
early reggae (rocksteady) tunes "Hold Me Tight"
(a #5 hit in the U.S. and the UK)
Johnny Nash began as a pop singer in the
1950s. Nash recorded several hits in Jamaica,
where he travelled in early 1968, Nash planned
to try breaking the local rocksteady sound in the
United States.
He was introduced to a local struggling vocal
group, The Wailers. Members Bob Marley,
Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh introduced him to
the local scene. Nash's biggest hits were the
early reggae (rocksteady) tunes "Hold Me Tight"
(a #5 hit in the U.S. and the UK)