Jimmy Cliff

Honor Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1948), a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician and actor, he is a musician currently holds the Order of Merit, the highest honor that can be received by the Jamaican government for success in the art and science. He is well known among the main for music such as "sitting in limbo," you will get if you really "need" we are all one "and" rivers Cross "from the song Heavy them. He came to help the popular worldwide reggae; And his coverage of Cat Stevens '"Wild World" and Johnny Nash' s "I can see clearly Now" from the movie Cool Runnings outside world, reggae, he might well known nature film are heavy, they come. Jimmy Cliff. is one of five inducted into the Rock Show and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Early life and career

Cliff was born in Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica, he started writing songs while still in elementary school in St. James, listen to audio of the neighborhood in 1962 his father took him Kingston to Technical School, Kingston, where he ended up together. One of his relatives, rent a room in his East Kingston for the production lot while going to school trying to get his music is not successful record. He is also the ability to compete. "One night I was walking through the store and restaurant where they close the drive itself and confidence in one of them, Leslie Kong, to business records from me," he wrote in the site history of their own after two singles that can not impress much of his career took off when Hattie him "Hurricane" became hit while he was age 14 they are produced by Hong Kong people Cliff until the still die from Hong Kong, a heart attack in 1971 and Cliff. including the local hit singles "King of Kings", "close Beverley", "Miss. Jamaica "and" Pride and Passion "in 1964, Cliff was chosen as one of the representatives Jamaican at the World 's Fair, and Cliff soon signed to Island Records and moved to the United Kingdom, Island Records first (and unsuccessfully) tried to sell Cliff to rock listening, but his career took off in late 1960 international first His album is Hard road to travel to receive comments good and included "Waterfall" (composed by Nirvana '. s Alex Spyropoulos and Patrick Campbell - Lyons), a Brazilian folk music and won Festival International.
"Waterfall" is in 1969 with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" and "Vietnam" in 1970 all the most popular in the world Bob Dylan called "Vietnam" to the best of music protest, he heard also. in the range. Cliff is opening the cover of the Cat Stevens' "Wild World" is one but not included in his Wonderful World, Beautiful People album

Hire him.

In 1972, Cliff starred in (Perry Henzell directed) classic reggae film hire to tell them the subject of Ivan Martin, young people do not have money to come to Kingston from trying to save the business. But change the lives of crime and finally died out on the beach in the police firing. Album of the film is a big success at the world's best selling reggae to international audiences for the first time. It remains the most important film that has come from Jamaica since independence. Films released as London 's Notting Hill Gaumont film September 1, 1972 After the album, Cliff took a break and traveled to Africa and converted later to Islam, he quickly returned to Hollywood, here many years. Before he recorded with Kool & Gang for Power 1983 Glory 1984 Cliff appeared in the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf, The Netherlands.
During 1981 River Tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to know music's little - Cliff "trap" to make alive the outstanding combined with 1985's We Are The World album benefits) to monitor Cliff Hanger (1985) has. won Grammy Award for 'Best Reggae Album' but it is a major success last of him in the United States until 1993 than in 1985, Cliff supports music "Sun City", a song strikes Written by Steven Van Zandt and recorded by United artists against apartheid Opposition to the separation policy of South Africa's foreign policy, the skin Cliff, and then to sing backup on the Rolling Stones '1986 album, Dirty Work in the 1988 film of his song "Shelter. Your Love "was featured hit the cocktails.
In 1991 Cliff appears the second Rock in Rio in Estadio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he continues to sell well in Jamaica and the low level Britain back to the main pop chart in the U.S. and other (1. France) with the version Johnny Nash 's "I can see clearly Now" in the Cool Runnings soundtrack in 1993, 1995, Cliff released single "Hakuna Matata" (in cooperation with Lebo M), music from Film Music of Lion King,.
In 2002, Cliff released people Plastic Fantastic in Europe after the first free download using p2p software, this album features a collaboration with Joe Strummer, Ann Lennox and Sting is the new music is very reminiscent of the old hits of Cliff. In 2004 Cliff reworked complete songs, put reggae for the Electronica sound for inclusion in Black Magic, he also shows the closing ceremony of 2002 Commonwealth Games in 2003 as his music, you will get if you want "is included. Music for the film, Something 's Gotta Give Cliff appeared in July 2003 at Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland.
Cliff has covered the Solomon Linda 's "Mbube" which was recorded again by the token as "Lion Sleeps Tonight" some album had been distributed by Popularity Product Name Cliff audit Welsh privateer, Henry Morgan,. the music of his "Oh, Jamaica" rivers Cross "was mentioned in the dialogue in the film High Fidelity Joe Strummer writes" The Border "with Cliff in the album back in, Black Magic in 2007 Cliff show at the opening ceremony. The Cricket 's World Cup over his multi-song "Rivers references to" White cliffs of Dover.
Awards and honors.
Government under Jamaican PJ Patterson honor Cliff on October 20, 2003 by offering him order of merit, honor most of the third country to recognize the participation of his movies and music of Jamaica, he and Mervyn Morris is. We are the only figures in the arts block this difference, and he is the only musician to do so.
Cliff is a member of the inaugural Independent Music Awards' panel decided to support independent artists More recently, Cliff appeared in the Jazz World Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2008.
Cliff's recording of "You will be if you want" has been used as a campaign song by the Sandinista National Liberation Front in the 1990 election in Nicaragua is still led by the British Conservative Party. During their annual meeting in October 2007, it is not clear that both political parties endorsed Cliff.
In September 2009, Cliff has been nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Earle following his campaign on behalf of the American, Charles Cliff reaction to news by "This is good for Cliff good. Jamaican music, and good for my country. 15/2009, Cliff announced officially inducted in the military and 15/2010 by Wyclef Jean.