"Jimmy is his name, music is his game," an announcer said before reggae icon Jimmy Cliff took the stage at My Father’s Place in Roslyn on Nov. 24, 1978. After enthusiastic applause from the crowd, ...
A week after his demise, the singer reappeared as one of the genre’s top sellers. This article explores the division of his catalog among several record labels. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of ...
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 ...
The world lost one of the great reggae artists this past week when Jimmy Cliff died at age 81. Cliff’s passing was announced on Monday, November 24, in a message posted on his social media pages by ...
*Jamaican music legend Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81. The reggae pioneer passed away on November 24, 2025, following a seizure and pneumonia, his family confirmed. Cliff’s wife, Latifa ...
“I have a dislike for politicians as they’re not truthful people. It’s the nature of politics that you cannot be straight, you have to lie and cheat,” said the reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who died on ...
In remembrance of Jimmy Cliff, who recently passed away on November 24, 2025, at 81, we wanted to spotlight the legacy of 'The Harder They Come' - one of the most important reggae movies ever. If you ...
“I have a dislike for politicians as they’re not truthful people. It’s the nature of politics that you cannot be straight, you have to lie and cheat,” said the reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who died on ...
The music world is mourning after news broke that Jamaican singer, actor, and reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff has died. He was 81. The sad news was confirmed on Nov. 24, via Instagram in a lengthy post by ...
“Jimmy Cliff – Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 – 012” by Thesupermat is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaica-born artist who helped popularize reggae and introduce the genre to ...
Reggae singer, songwriter and actor Jimmy Cliff died on November 24, 2025, his family, including wife Latifa Chambers, announced that day. Cliff was 81, and his spouse revealed his cause of death in ...
Even in 1969, Jimmy Cliff, who died Monday at age 81, could see what was coming. Though British rule over his home country of Jamaica ended in 1962, independence and economic mismanagement led to high ...