HOLD ME TIGHT
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)
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)