JIMMY CLIFF
Dub/Ska/Reggae • Jamaica
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The first major influence in the global expansion of reggae, with a hit film and album in 1972's rollicking The Harder They Come.
It's one of the music industry's great ironies that today, outside of reggae circles, Jimmy Cliff is perhaps better known for his film appearances than his music. Even after a string of hits, the singer never quite managed to break into the mainstream, although he seemed poised for international stardom during the late '60s/early '70s. The singer was born in St. James, Jamaica, on April 1, 1948, with the less prosaic name James Chambers. His talent was evident from childhood, and he began his career appearing at local shows and parish fairs. Feeling ready for the big time at the age of 14, he moved to Kingston and took the surname Cliff to express the heights he intended on reaching. Cliff recorded two unsuccessful singles before
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Unlimited
Dub/Ska/Reggae
1973
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Dub/Ska/Reggae
1982
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Dub/Ska/Reggae
2012
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