Have you heard the news? This is a line from one of the popular songs of James Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff ...

Sometimes a friend of yours dies and suddenly you realize that her whole life was one consistent, intimate artwork, like a ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Our list of the 10 best songs by the reggae legend, from "Dearest Beverley" to "I Can See Clearly Now." Few names are as synonymous with reggae music as Jimmy Cliff. The Grammy-winning artist, whose ...

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 Cliff had one of the sweetest, smoothest voices ever to come out of Jamaica, but to think of him only as a reggae star would be to understate the breadth of his talent and ambition. The ...

Jimmy Cliff may not be as widely recognized as Bob Marley, but he is equally revered as a voice of reggae in the music world. The Jamaican musician was a pioneer who played a significant role in ...

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 ...