Happy birthday to Jimmy Cliff, born on this day in 1948 in Saint James, Jamaica. Here he is performing “The Harder They Come" in 1972.
@dusttodigital @JonathanNeslun1 Hey @JonathanNeslun1 one of my favorite Jimmy Cliff songs is his cover of Wild World. Check it out. youtu.be/yLvq-OLUo3w
@dusttodigital Still remember seeing The Harder They Come at The Orson Welles Cinema (thanks Larry!) in Cambridge, Mass. Instant Jimmy Cliff fan to this day.
@dusttodigital Was a stage manager at Jimmy’s show in 80s. He did Harder They Come twice in the set. I asked why? “Give the people what they want, man!” was his reply.
@dusttodigital Love Jimmy Cliff!!! If you haven’t seen the film The Harder They Come, remedy that now! It could make a dead man get up and dance.
@dusttodigital Saw him on Jools Holland Hootenanny couple years back he was fit as ever just brilliant. Great memories of first adventure in clubs when teenager - so exciting loved the music.