Boasting eight top 10 projects on the Reggae Albums chart and three Billboard Hot 100 hits - "Wonderful World" (No. 25), "Clearly" (No. 18) and 1970's "Come Into My Life" (No. 89) - Jimmy Cliff has ...

Jimmy Cliff helped introduce reggae to international audiences through film, covers, and label partnerships. Songs like “Vietnam” and “The Harder They Come” connected music to global protest movements ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who along with Bob Marley popularized reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career, has died, his wife Latifa ...

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, ...

He inspired many generations of musicians around the world, but what we'll remember most is his humility, kindness, and sense ...

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 spent some of his childhood with his aunt when his parents couldn’t afford to feed him. His angelic voice lit up church every Sunday. A fortuitous move to Kingston set him on a course for fame.

"I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. "To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout ...