Jimmy Cliff
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Year:
2010
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Inducted by:
Wyclef Jean
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Category:
Performers
Introduction
Reggae’s first champion.
Jimmy Cliff was instrumental in spreading reggae beyond Jamaica. A self-proclaimed shepherd of reggae, Cliff has gone all over the globe to pass on the mellow, sun-drenched sound.
Wyclef Jean Inducts Jimmy Cliff
Wyclef Jean Inducts Jimmy Cliff at the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
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Wyclef Jean Inducts Jimmy Cliff00:05:15 -
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Jimmy Cliff Acceptance Speech00:05:56 -
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"You Can Get It If You Really Want It"00:03:06
Hall of Fame Essay
2010
Jimmy Cliff had done nothing but star in the 1972 film The Harder They Come, he would merit induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Masterfully playing the role of Ivan, a country boy trying to break into the thoroughly corrupt Jamaican music industry, Cliff embodied the hopes, aspirations, and sounds of roots reggae at its best.
when we saw Jimmy Cliff, we saw ourselves
