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Happy Birthday Jimmy Cliff

Posted at 10:32 AM on April 1, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Today In Music History:

1939 - Rudolph Isley (Isley Brothers) was born.
1969 - The Beach Boys sued Capitol Records for unpaid royalties and production fees.
1984 - Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father.
1992 - Billy Idol was fined $2,000 for hitting a woman in the face.
2007 - Modest Mouse had the #1 album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

Jimmy Cliff is 61 today, born on this date in 1948 in Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica. A celebrated reggae and ska performer best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sittin' in Limbo", and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world. To honor Jimmy, I played his hit "You Can Get It If You Really Want."

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STAY YOUNG

Posted by ANTHONY SMITH | April 1, 2009 2:24 PM

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