Cliff, Jimmy
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Name (Hebrew)
קליף, ג'ימי
Name (Latin)
Cliff, Jimmy
Other forms of name
Chambers, James, 1944-2025
Chambers, James, 1948-
Date of birth
1948-04-01
Associated country
Jamaica
Occupation
Composers
Reggae musicians
Singers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Cliff, Jimmy; reggae musician, singer; born 1948 in Somerton, Jamaica; his rendition of “Dearest Beverley” (1962) inspired a partnership with Chinese storeowner Leslie Kong, who recorded and produced his music; toured with a Ska band (1960s); recorded for Island Records (1964); released his album Wonderful World, Beautiful People (1969); appeared in the semiautobiographical motion picture The Harder They Come (1972), released in the United States (1973) and introduced Americans to Jamaica's new Reggae music; released fourteen albums (1980-1994); won a Grammy award (1985) for his album Cliff Hanger; released Fantastic Plastic People, his first new album in nine years (2003); received the Order of Merit, Jamaica's third highest honor (2003))
- Int. ww in pop. mus., 13th ed.(Cliff, Jimmy; born James Chambers, April 1, 1948, St. Catherine; Jamaican reggae singer and composer)
- April 1st is his late father's birthday, and he was born on July 30, 1944 (was incorrect on Wikipedia at the time) ( (Jimmy Cliff website, Mistake on my birthday, undated (April 1, 2020?), viewed November 24, 2025) )
- Mr. Cliff's wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death early Monday [November 24], caused by a seizure followed by pneumonia; the first worldwide reggae star; his musical journey also encompassed ska, rocksteady, pop, soul and other genres; won two Grammy Awards: best reggae recording for "Cliff Hanger" (1986) and best reggae album for "Rebirth) (2013); he was born James Chambers on July 30, 1944 in the Somerton district of St. James Parish, Jamaica, one of 8 siblings; mostly raised by his father and grandmother; arrived in Kingston at age 12; he took the stage name "Cliff" alluding to career heights he hoped to scale; signed with Island Records in 1965; moved to England later that decade in search of wider stardom; experienced racism there, some of which was expressed in "Many Rivers to Cross" ( (The New York Times (online), Jimmy Cliff, singer who helped bring reggae to global audience, dies at 81, Nov. 24, 2025, viewed November 24, 2025) )
- Wikipedia, November 24, 2025(Jimmy Cliff; born James Chambers, 30 July 1944, St. James, Colony of Jamaica; the only living reggae musician (at the time of his death) to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in arts and sciences; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010; died 24 November 2025, age 81)
- His The harder they come [SR] p1973:label (Jimmy Cliff)
- Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Cliff, Jimmy; b. James Chambers, 1948, St. Catherine, Jamaica; reggae musician)