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Before dreadlocks became a thing and reggae a rite of musical passage, there was Jimmy Cliff. The calypso and ska-infected 1969 pop hit “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” was the first landing of ...
Anyone who found themselves at a checkout counter in May of 2003 might have had occasion to flip through Entertainment Weekly, having spied the tantalizing cover story: The 50 Greatest Cult Movies of ...
NEW YORK — 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 “Vietnam” ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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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 ...
DON’T F*CK WITH ME! If you ever saw “The Harder They Come,” you know this scene. If you haven’t watched the movie, you should. They started to promote reggae. Only this was in a world with no YouTube, ...