Remembering Jimmy Cliff, Who Sent Reggae Soaring

The Jamaican singer-songwriter and star of ‘The Harder They Come,’ who died Monday at age 81, was pivotal in bringing the ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Remembering the life and influential career of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died. His family said it was from a “seizure followed by pneumonia.” The native son of Jamaica, ...

Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs

A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish ...

With One Movie and Soundtrack, Jimmy Cliff Changed Reggae Forever

The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way ...

6 notable songs from Jimmy Cliff, the reggae star who has died at 81

The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. He moved to Kingston in the early ...

Jimmy Cliff, Groundbreaking Reggae Singer, Dies at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who was instrumental in taking reggae global, has died. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, and ...
Arizona Daily Star

Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81

Cliff's career peaked with "The Harder They Come," but, after a break in the late 1970s, he worked for decades with the ...
News 13

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

BATON ROUGE, La. — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died ...
Times Union

Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (THE ...