- Charted with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" to #25 on Billboard's Top 40 in 1969.
- Bob Dylan called Cliff's single "Vietnam" the best protest song he had ever heard.
- Jamaican reggae musician.
- Converted from Rastafarianism to Islam in 1973.
- Provided backing vocals on The Rolling Stones' 1986 album Dirty Work.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2010.
- At the time of his death, he was the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.
- His 1969 recording of "Many Rivers to Cross' prompted Jamaican filmmaker Percy Henzell to offer Cliff the lead in his reggae film The Harder They Come.
- Formed his own production company in 1990.
- He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbour's sound system. When he was 14, his father took him to Kingston, where he would adopt the stage name Jimmy Cliff.
- His song "Many Rivers To Cross" would be recorded by other artists namely UB40, Annie Lennox and Oleta Adams.
- Won his first Grammy for the album Cliff Hanger in 1985.
- Brother of Victor Chambers.
- Son of Lilbert Chambers, and Christine Chambers.
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