Jimmy Cliff helped introduce reggae to international audiences through film, covers, and label partnerships. Songs like “Vietnam” and “The Harder They Come” connected music to global protest movements ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars. By Jonathan Abrams Much of the world had never seen or ...

Obit Jimmy Cliff FILE - Jamaican musician, singer and actor Jimmy Cliff performs during the Timbre Rock and Roots concert on Friday March 22, 2013 in Singapore. (AP ...

The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself NEW YORK -- The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so ...