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Jimmy Cliff

Apr 01, 1948 (77 years old) in Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica

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.

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Known For

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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TOTP2
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Rock Concert
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Grandes Nomes
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Marked for Death
Himself
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Club Paradise
Ernest Reed
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Marley
Self
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Lennon or McCartney
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
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ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
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