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Many Rivers Crossed: Jimmy Cliff Interviewed - Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on April's Fool's Day, 1948 in the Somerton District of St. James near Montego Bay, Jamaica. Read More

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Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican musician, singer 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. Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "The Harder They Come," "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''. He starred in the film ''The Harder They Come''. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Rebirth Album 2012-07-16 itunes amazon
Sacred Fire EP 2011-11-29 itunes amazon
Harder Road to Travel: The Collection Compilation 2010-09-28 itunes amazon
The Very Best of Jimmy Cliff & Peter… Compilation 2006-07-17 itunes amazon
The Harder They Come: The Definitive… Compilation 2005-09-26 itunes amazon
20th Century Masters: The Millennium… Compilation 2004-04-20 itunes amazon
This Is Crucial Reggae Album 2004 itunes amazon
Many Rivers to Cross Compilation 2004 itunes amazon
Anthology Compilation 2003-07-01 itunes amazon
Shout for Freedom Album 2002 itunes amazon
Fantastic Plastic People unknown 2002 itunes amazon
Classic Jimmy Cliff unknown 2001 itunes amazon
Ultimate Collection Compilation 1999-11-23 itunes amazon
Humanitarian Album 1999-06-22 itunes amazon
Higher & Higher Album 1998-05-05 itunes amazon
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