3. CLIFFS BIOGRAPHY
JIMMY CLIFF WAS BORN IN THE DISTRICT Of
SOMERTON IN ST JAMES JAMAICA, BUT CAME TO
KINGSTON AT A VERY EARLY AGE. HIS REAL NAME IS
JAMES CHAMBERS.
CLIFFS FIRST HIT SONG; HURICANE HATTIE WAS
RECORDED WHEN HE WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD.
JIMMY CLIFF BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL SINGER,
SONGWRITER AND MUSICIAN, HE IS BEST KNOWN
FOR SONGS SUCH AS : “MANY RIVERS TO CROSS”,
“WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE” AND “
4. CLIFFS ONLINE
ONLINE JIMMY CLIFF MAINTAINS A
FORMIDABLE PRESENCE ON:
* MYSPACE
*YOUTUBE
* JIMMYCLIFF.COM (HIS OFFICIAL
SITE),
*SOUND CLOUD
*AMAZON MUSIC
*ITUNES
* MTV
5. RELATIONS WITH FANS
CLIFF AND HIS MANAGEMENT TEAM SEEM TO INVEST
A LOT OF TIME IN KEEPING HIS ONLINE IMAGE
CURRENT AND MAINTAINS A VERY CONNECTED
RELATIONSHIP WITH FANS ON THE SITES THAT
PROMOTE HIS MUSIC AND CAREER.
FANS ARE ALWAYS INFORMED OF THE NEXT TOUR
DATES, LATEST RELEASES AND MANY FREE SONG
PROJECTS ARE RELEASED ON MY SPACE, SOUND
CLOUD AND YOUTUBE. ON HIS OFFICIAL SITES JIMMY
CLIFF MAINTAINS CONSTANT CHAT WITH FANS.
7. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
JIMMY CLIFF IS THE RECIPIENT OF MANY
AWARDS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
IN HIS NATIVE JAMAICA CLIFF IS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF MERIT- THE
THIRD HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED IN
JAMAICA. CLIFF HAS ALSO WON THE
GRAMMY AWARDS MULTIPLE TIMES AND
IS AN INDUCTEE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL
12. JIMMY CLIFF THE SOCIAL ACTIVIST
OUTSIDE OF BOB MARLEY JIMMY CLIFF IS ONE
OFTHE MOST KNOWN REGGAE ARTIST AROUND
THE WORLD.
CLIFF USES HIS FAME TO SUPPORT MANY POSITIVE
CAUSES AROUND THE GLOBE. JIMMY IS AN ANTIWAR CAMPAIGNER AND ALSO CAMPAIGNED
AGAINST APARTHIED AND ALL FORM OF
OPPRESSION WORLDWIDE. CLIFF ALSO SUPPORTS
MANY CHARITIES AROUND THE WORLD.