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” 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 ...