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, 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 ...

It is a very sad and somber day in the world of music. Jimmy Cliff, a monumental legend of reggae and an influential figure in Jamaican culture, has died at the age of 81. The news, confirmed by his ...

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, the pioneering reggae artist who helped transform Jamaican music into a global phenomenon, has died at age 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, shared the heartbreaking news Monday through a ...

Legendary reggae singer and actor Jimmy Cliff died at the age of 81. Jimmy Cliff was widely credited with helping transform reggae from a local sound into a worldwide musical movement. Best known for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimmy Cliff performs during the ACL Music Festival at Stubb's on October 9, 2014 in Austin, Texas. (NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ...

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 ...