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Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies

6 notable songs from Jimmy Cliff, the reggae star who has died at 81

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 rising musical movement that would help give voice to the country's independence from Great Britain.

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Jimmy Cliff, reggae pioneer and 'I Can See Clearly Now' singer, dies at 81

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Jimmy Cliff, Grammy-Winning Reggae Legend, Dead Age 81

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Who be Jimmy Cliff, di reggae legend wey die at 81

Jimmy Cliff, wey be one of di most popular and loved evangelist for reggae music don die at di age of 81.

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Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend who sang ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Music Pioneer, Dies At 81

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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81

A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience through hits such as Wonderful World, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want.

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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae legend, dead at 81

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Legendary reggae star, actor dead at 81 following health struggles

The Jamaica Observer

My Top-Five Reggae Love Songs

I know this isn’t exactly a love song but more a song about love songs. But it always puts me in a good mood and most definitely has me reminiscing about those authentic old school love songs you just can’t help but love. When I hear this song, I feel ...

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Various Artists – Reggae Love Songs

Romantic tunes played a big part in British reggae charts in the late '70s and early '80s as a new generation of aspirational, British-born black kids abandoned roots reggae in favour of our first indigenous black pop style—lover's rock. Many of the ...

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Artists Pay Tribute to Reggae Pioneer Jimmy Cliff: Jorma Kaukonen, Bob Marley Family, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Widespread Panic and More

"Jimmy Cliff - Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 - 012" by Thesupermat is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaica-born artist who helped

The Fader

FADER Five: Gyptian’s All-Time Favorite Reggae Love Songs

In our newly minted FADER Five column, we ask the artists and producers orbiting our universe to riff on a theme and serve up five gems of their choosing. Gyptian is a figurehead of the roots revival that took hold at the turn of the millennium, but when ...