It was produced by Kong, with whom Cliff remained until Kong’s death from a heart attack in 1971. “One night I was walking past a record store and restaurant as they were closing, I pushed myself in and convinced one of them Leslie Kong to go into the recording business with me,” he writes in his own website biography.Īfter two singles that failed to make much impression, his career took off when “Hurricane Hattie” became a hit while he was aged 14.

Jimmy Cliff Career : Cliff sought out many producers while still going to school trying to get his songs recorded without success. Verse 2: Mjhanks Wind rushin', I'm breakin' through the clouds now Seein' so clearly, even though it's so loud, Wow I can't believe it, it's a beautiful thing I been trapped on a ledge now I'm.

James, Colony of Jamaica Jimmy Cliff Occupation: Musician, singer, actor Jimmy Cliff Origin: Jamaica Jimmy Cliff Genre: Ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul Jimmy Cliff Label: Island, JAD Records, Columbia, Trojan, EMI, CBS Jimmy Years Present: 1962–present Jimmy Cliff Age: 30 July 1944 (age 78) St. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honor that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. He was known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor.

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