"Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as "Many Rivers to Cross," "You Can Get it If You Really Want" and "Vietnam" and starred in the landmark movie "The Harder They Come," has died at 81. His family posted a message Monday on his social media sites that he died from a "seizure followed by pneumonia." Additional information was not immediately available."
"Cliff was a native Jamaican with a spirited tenor and a gift for catchphrases and topical lyrics who joined Kingston's emerging music scene in his teens and helped lead a movement in the 1960s that included such future stars as Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert and Peter Tosh. By the early 1970s, he had accepted director Perry Henzell's offer to star in a film about an aspiring reggae musician, Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin, who turns to crime when his career stalls."
Jimmy Cliff was an influential Jamaican reggae singer and actor known for songs including "Many Rivers to Cross," "You Can Get it If You Really Want" and "Vietnam." He played the lead role in the landmark film The Harder They Come as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin, an aspiring musician who turns to crime after his career stalls. Cliff emerged in Kingston's music scene in his teens and helped lead a 1960s movement alongside artists such as Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert and Peter Tosh. His family posted that he died from a seizure followed by pneumonia and expressed gratitude for fans' support.
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