Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimmy Cliff performs at the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Benicassim in Spain's Castellon province [File: AFP] Jimmy Cliff, the ...

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 ...

More stories by Kevin P. Jimmy Cliff, the two-time Grammy Award winner credited with popularizing reggae around the world, has died at the age of 81. The singer and actor's wife, Latifa Chambers, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his time, he moved to Kingston in the early 1960s and joined a ...

Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81, his family announced Monday. The Jamaican native was known for hit songs like "You Can Get it If You Really Want" and "Vietnam." The Grammy winner was also known ...

NEW YORK — 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 “Vietnam” ...

Jimmy Cliff, the legendary reggae icon and multi-hyphenate performer, has died at the age of 81. His death was confirmed Monday by his family, who shared on his social media accounts that the musician ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as "Many Rivers to Cross ...