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Jimmy Cliff

real name James Chambers

Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician

Jamaica · 1944-07-30 – 2025-11-24

Jimmy Cliff is credited on 3,509 releases across 826 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,509

Credits

826

Albums

7

Decades active

393

In collections

Biography

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Jamaican musician, singer and actor, born July 30, 1944 in St. Catherine, Jamaica, died November 24, 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Father of the Nabiyah Be.
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2010 (performer)

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

3,509 releases · 826 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 4,981
  • Production · 1,453
  • Other credits · 71
  • Engineering · 9

Studios: Dynamic Sounds Studios · Channel One Recording Studio · The Keystone, Berkeley · Dimensional Sound Studios, N.Y.

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