NEW YORK(AP) — The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his time, he moved to Kingston in the early 1960s and joined a ...
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who was instrumental in taking reggae global, has died. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, and his family announced the news in a post on the singer’s social media pages, ...
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer, actor and cultural ambassador for reggae music, who starred in and wrote the title song for the iconic 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” has died, according to a ...
NEW YORK(AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica’s capital largely obliged as they honored reggae giant ...
Jimmy Cliff, the reggae music legend and star of seminal Jamaican film The Harder They Come, has died aged 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, confirmed his death through a social media post today that was ...