Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948,Somerton District in St James, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world. Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9

Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica)is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known among mainstream audiences for songs like “Sittin’ in Limbo”, “You Can Get It If You Really Want It” and “Many Rivers to Cross” from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world. Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After two singles that failed to make much impression, his career took off after his “Hurricane Hattie” became a