Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies
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Jamaica's prime minister, Shaggy, and Yusuf/Cat Stevens also posted tributes to the late musician following his death at the age of 81
Like the Wailers, Cliff signed to Island Records, and his Wonderful World Beautiful People was one of the first clutch of ska hits to reach the UK charts in late 1969. The follow-up was Vietnam, which Bob Dylan once described as the best protest song he’d ever heard. He also had a hit with a cover of Cat Stevens Wild World around this time.
Cliff, best known as the singer behind ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ among several other Reggae songs, died at the age of 81. Learn about him here.