Added: Aug 29, 2008
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"NO WOMAN NO CRY" - JIMMY CLIFF OM, born James Chambers, April 1st 1948 Somerton District in St.James, Jamaica, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician. Jimmy moved to Kingston in 1962. After two singles that failed to make much impression, his career took off after his "Hurricane Hattie" became a hit, while he was aged just 14. It was produced by Leslie Kong, with whom Cliff would remain until Kong's death as his later local hit singles included "King of Kings", "Dearest Beverley" and "Pride and Passion". In 1964, Jimmy was chosen as one of the Jamaican representatives at the World's Fair and he soon signed to Island Records and moved to Britain. Island initially (unsuccessfully) tried to sell Jimmy to the rock audience, but his career took off in the late 1960s. His international debut album was Hard Road to Travel, which received excellent reviews. This was followed in 1969 by "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" and "Vietnam" in 1970, both popular throughout most of the world. Folk rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan even called "Vietnam" the best protest song he'd ever heard. The government of Jamaica honored Jimmy on October 20th 2003, by awarding him The Order of Merit, the nation's third-highest honour, in recognition of his contributions to the film and music of Jamaica.
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