Jimmy Cliff RIP

Jimmy Cliff, the reggae music pioneer whose role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come and its accompanying soundtrack was instrumental in introducing the genre to international audiences, has died at the age of 81. According to an Instagram post by Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, the musician died due to complications from a seizure followed by pneumonia. “Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace,” Chambers wrote in her post. “To all his fans around the world,” she added, “please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career.” Born James Chambers, but known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, the musician was affectionately known as the “Jamaican Bob Dylan.” The real Bob Dylan himself once called Cliff’s 1970 track “Vietnam” the best protest song he had ever heard. Cliff scored a series of early hits with songs like “Many Rivers to Cross” and “You Can Get It If You Really Want” in the late 1960s, but his big break came with the 1972 Jamaican crime film The Harder They Come. Watch after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qGgxNJg_LM https://www.Tubebuddy.com/lardsah Let’s connect: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lardsah Twitter – https://twitter.com/lardsah Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/lardsah Want to help your channel grow faster? Get increased views and more revenue by installing TubeBuddy. Click the link below to find out how and see your channel grow: https://www.Tubebuddy.com/lardsah