Jimmy Cliff
Ska, Musical Artist
1948 –
Who is Jimmy Cliff?
Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.
Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "The Harder They Come", "Sitting in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world, and his covers of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1948
Saint James Parish - Also known as
- James Chambers
- Cliff, Jimmy
- Jimmy Cliff, OM
- El Hadj Naïm Bachir
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Profession
- Employment
- Recording Artists, Island Records
- Lived in
- Saint James Parish
- Kingston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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