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Out of the hundreds, maybe even thousands of bands that rolled through downtown Austin, he might just have been my favorite.Cyrus, a multi-platinum selling recording artist, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Country Songs chart. And out of all the music that was played that week. It's a very beautiful image and one that holds a special place in my heart.

It's a picture of Jimmy draped in the deep purple lighting of the stage, engulfed in fog, holding up a single finger. My friend captured an amazing image-one I can still picture even three years after that incredible night. Sitting In Limbo must have been the one song that stood out the most-wrapping around my brain in such a fashion that my memory of that night would be forever sealed and locked away. Cliff as he rolled out jam after memorable jam. The crowd was thick and sweaty and completely in tune with Mr. He was the last act of the night and by the way that security had to lead him gingerly to the stage, holding his arms and flashlights following his every step, I had a feeling it was going to be a pretty lax show.

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This also includes a free show by the great Jimmy Cliff. Walking into a place that is giving away free Taco Bell had me a little weary, but then again I came to expect that anything can happen at SXSW. In October 2003 he was awarded The Order of Merit, the highest honour granted by the Jamaican government for arts and sciences. In 2002 he released “Fantastic Plastic People” in Europe that included collaborations with Annie Lennox and Sting. He continued performing live throughout the early 21st century, as well as gigantic music festivals. He also returned to acting, appearing in the film “Marked For Death” in 1990. In 1985 his album “Cliff Hanger” won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. Cliff then took a break from music and traveled to Africa, where he converted to Islam, taking on the new name: El Hadj Naim Bachir.Ĭliff returned to music in the early 80s touring for several years before returning to the studio.

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His debut album, “Hard Road to Travel” was released in 1967.The recorded contained what was later to become his best-known singles such as “Vietnam” and “Wonderful World, Beautiful People.” Cliff ventured into acting in 1972 as Ivanhoe in the film “The Harder They Come” while also releasing a series of albums. It didn’t take long until he was signed by Island Records and moved to the United Kingdom. At the age of 14 he convinced producer, Leslie Kong, to go into business with Cliff and after a series of unsuccessful songs, the song “Hurricane Hattie” took off. James, Jamaica, Cliff began writing songs at as early as primary school, and as he got older, would seek out producers for his music. Born on 1 April 1948 in Somerton District, St.

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