Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81
www.rollingstone.com Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with ‘The Harder They Come,’ has died at the age of 81.
Soulful singer and "original rude boy" helped spread genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with The Harder They Come and hits like "Many Rivers to Cross" and "Wild Word"