Jimmy Cliff performs onstage at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on April 06, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Winter Getty Images for The Recording A For many Americans, it was their first introduction ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — 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 ...
“”To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career,” the announcement reads in part. “He really appreciated each and every fan for their ...
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 ...
Jimmy Cliff, original rude boy and soulful reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with The Harder They Come, has died at the age of 81. The singer’s family ...