Johnny Nash, the singer best known for his 1972 hit “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died. He was 80 years old.
His son confirmed that his father passed away Tuesday at his home to CBS Los Angeles. According to TMZ, Nash died of natural causes.
“He was a wonderful father and family man,” his son, John Nash III, told TMZ. “He loved people and the world. He will be missed within his community. Family was his everything.”
Nash was born in Houston, Texas, and started singing as a child at Progressive New Hope Baptist Church. His major label debut came in 1957 with the single “A Teenager Sings the Blues.”