The Grammy-winning artist, whose music traversed reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul and rock ‘n’ roll, passed on Monday (Nov. 24), as announced by his wife, Latifah Chambers, in an Instagram post. “It’s ...
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 ...
Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, the Grammy-winning musician best known for hits like "I Can See Clearly Now" and "The Harder They Come," has died. He was 81. His family confirmed his death in a statement ...
One thing about Jimmy Cliff, he understood the assignment. “My role was and is inspiring people,” he told me in 1999, backstage in Oracabessa, Jamaica during the filming of a television special ...
Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death in an online post She said the cause was a seizure followed by pneumonia. Fuelled by his searing performance as a musician-turned-outlaw in the 1972 ...
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as "Many Rivers to Cross ...