Jimmy Cliff
The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sitting in Limbo," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. Outside of the reggae world, he is probably best known for his film appearance in The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Cliff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2021 ·Biggie: I Got a Story to Tellas Self (archive footage)
- 2019 ·Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapesas Self
- 2018 ·ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriffas Himself
- 2016 ·Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garciaas Self
- 2014 ·Lennon or McCartneyas Self
- 2013 ·Muscle Shoalsas Self
- 2012 ·Marleyas Self
- 2011 ·Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soulas Himself
- 2009 ·Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festaas Self (archive footage)
- 2009 ·O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordaras
- 2006 ·Jimmy Cliff - Moving Onas Singer
- 2003 ·Rude Boy: The Jamaican Donas Wise Man
- 1999 ·One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tributeas Self - Perfomer
- 1997 ·Acústico MTV: Titãsas Self
- 1996 ·Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self
- 1994 ·TOTP2as Self
- 1994 ·Space Ghost Coast to Coastas
- 1990 ·Marked for Deathas Himself
- 1988 ·A Reggae Sessionas Self
- 1987 ·Le monde est à vousas Self
- 1986 ·Club Paradiseas Ernest Reed
- 1984 ·Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84as
- 1982 ·Champs-Elyséesas Self
- 1980 ·Grandes Nomesas Self
- 1977 ·Beats of the Heart: Roots Rock Reggaeas Self
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Musical Guest
- 1973 ·Rock Concertas Self
- 1972 ·The Harder They Comeas Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
- 1968 ·Spotlightas self
- 1966 ·4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweetas Self
- 1964 ·This Is Skaas Himself
- Future ·Bongo Manas Self