A friendship beyond music with Jimmy

The last time Jackie Jackson saw Jimmy Cliff, the legendary singer-songwriter was typically philosophical. During their “two ...

How Reggae Icon Jimmy Cliff Put His 19 Children First

Cliff is being given a state memorial as a Jamaican hero. His eldest daughter, Odessa Chambers, remembers him as an even more ...

Farewell to Jimmy Cliff — colleague, mentor, friend

Today, Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the nation — and, indeed, the world — will bid farewell to the legendary Jimmy Cliff, ...

Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica

The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica’s ...
CNN

Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend who sang ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the smooth-voiced singer who helped popularize the reggae genre, has died at age 81, his wife announced on Instagram on Monday. “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, ...
Rolling Stone

Jimmy Cliff, ‘The Harder They Come’ Reggae Giant, Dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, original rude boy and soulful reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with The Harder They Come, has died at the age of 81. The singer’s family ...