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Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on 30 July 1944 in Saint James, Colony of Jamaica. [4] He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbour's sound system. When Chambers was 14, his father took him to Kingston , where he would take up the stage name Jimmy Cliff.
The label launched the careers of Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley, ... The association with Cliff continued, including the "Miss Jamaica" single, and Cliff's debut self ...
During filming, Cliff came up with the line "the harder they come". Henzell thought it would make a good title for the film, and asked Cliff to write and record a theme song for it. [2] The actual recording of the track, at Dynamic Sounds, was filmed for inclusion in the movie. Cliff wrote the melody, and improvised the lyrics.
In 1972, director-writer Perry Henzell released his Jamaican crime flick “The Harder They Come” with singer-songwriter Jimmy Cliff — then, a burgeoning reggae star — as its anti-hero lead ...
Special is an album by the Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff, released in 1982. [1] [2] It was his first album for Columbia Records. [3] Cliff supported the album with a North American tour coheadlined by Peter Tosh. [4] He was disappointed with the commercial response to the album, claiming repeatedly that the tour would be his last. [5]
Leslie and his two older brothers Cecil and Lloyd ran a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop called Beverley's in Orange Street, Kingston. [5] In 1961, he encountered a young Jimmy Cliff outside of his shop singing a song he had written called "Dearest Beverley", in the hopes that the mention of the establishment would convince Kong to record him. [6]
The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. [5] [6] The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world".
The heart of the soundtrack comes from performances by the film's star, reggae singer Jimmy Cliff.Only the title track "The Harder They Come" was recorded by Cliff specifically for the soundtrack, with three earlier songs by Cliff added. [3]