Friday, October 19, 2012

October 20, 2003: Jimmy Cliff is awarded Jamaica's prestigious Order of Merit for his contributions to the world of music and movies…




Jimmy Cliff, OM


Jimmy Cliff is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor...






 He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences…



The first I heard of Jimmy Cliff was when a friend of mine turned me onto this 1970 release, then I went to Jamaica and started to learn about Jamaican music…





Turned out that I’d already missed this one…


Then he came out with this tune…







AND a whole “The Harder They Come” movie, to boot!

Check out the whole movie... 

(AFTER YOU FINISH THIS BLOG, OF COURSE)… 







JIMMY HAS A BEVY OF HITS OFF THAT MOVIE!!! 

Just go to YouTube and 
check the BROTHER out!!!


ROCK ON JIMMY CLIFF,

THE SOUL REBEL!!!


AND, he's the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences…



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