Jimmy Cliff’s work opened up the music and culture of Jamaica to an international audience - Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Cliff has crossed his final river. The great Jamaican singer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

*Jamaican music legend Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81. The reggae pioneer passed away on November 24, 2025, following a seizure and pneumonia, his family confirmed. Cliff’s wife, Latifa ...

Jimmy Cliff, the magnetic reggae, ska and rocksteady pioneer, known for his jovial musical output, delivered with a smooth voice and soulful cadence has passed away at age 81. Cliff will forever ...

“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 ...

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 ...