Jimmy Cliff

Born: 1948-04-01 Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, 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. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as 'Sitting in Limbo,' 'You Can Get It If You Really Want,' and 'Many Rivers to Cross' from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens' 'Wild World' and Johnny Nash's 'I Can ...