Jimmy Cliff Still Has More Rivers to Cross
Jimmy Cliff Still Has More Rivers to Cross
When a musician finds out that a musical featuring their songs is in the works, the sensible thing is to follow Take That and David Bowie and disown it as quickly as possible.
Veteran reggae star Jimmy Cliff has other ideas. His tunes from the classic 1972 film The Harder They Come, in which he starred, are now being reprised in song-and-dance form at the Playhouse Theatre. I get the impression that the 60-year-old wishes he was still playing singer and gun-toting wanted man Ivanhoe Martin himself.