Jimmy Cliff, the reggae music icon and actor known for his lead role in the 1972 Jamaican crime/drama film The Harder They Come, has died from a seizure and pneumonia, according to his family. He was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Few names are as synonymous with reggae music as Jimmy Cliff. The Grammy-winning artist, whose music traversed reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul and rock ‘n' roll, passed on Monday (Nov. 24), as announced ...

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 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 ...

*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 ...

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...