Jimmy Cliff

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Jimmy Cliff

Overview

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Birthday
Apr 01, 1948 (77 years old)

Jimmy Cliff

Known For

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
1h 37m
DOLBY
Movie 2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s...

Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
1h 24m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes

A newly discovered treasure trove of tapes from Studio 17,...

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
57min
DOLBY
Movie 2018

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

In 1976, reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt...

Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
2h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 2016

Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia

Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia was recorded...

Lennon or McCartney
35min
DOLBY
Movie 2014

Lennon or McCartney

550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point...

Muscle Shoals
1h 51m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

Muscle Shoals

In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of...

Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
59min
DOLBY
Movie 2011

Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

This is the never-before-told story of one of the most...

Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
1h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 2009

Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa

Brazilian documentary that tells the story of Titãs, the most...

Jimmy Cliff - Moving On
57min
DOLBY
Movie 2006

Jimmy Cliff - Moving On

A shuddering through the crowds of the ghettos, walking the...

Marked for Death
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 1990

Marked for Death

Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns...

Biography

The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "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. Outside of the reggae world, he is probably best known for his film appearance in The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Cliff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.