Jimmy Cliff

Biography

James Chambers, 1 April 1948, Somerton, St. Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies. One of the great popularizers of reggae music, Jimmy Cliff blazed a trail into rock that Bob Marley later followed, but without ever capitalizing on his great advantages as a singer-songwriter, nascent film star and interpreter of other people’s material. Raised by his father, Cliff first moved to Kingston in 1962 after the dream of a musical career seduced him from his studies. An early brace of singles,... Read more

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Documentaries Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Reggae Reggae

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reggae

ska

roots reggae

jamaica

roots

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