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Dr. Jimmy Cliff nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame

by November 7th, 2017

Dr. Jimmy Cliff is nominated for the 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Other performing nominees for the 2018 class include Tracy Chapman, Alice Cooper, Mariah Carey, the Isley Brothers, Alan Jackson, Kool & the Gang, Tom Waits and Tom T. Hall.

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is renowned for a slew of hits such as “Many Rivers to Cross”, “You Can Get It If You Really Want”, “The Harder They Come”, and “Reggae Night.”

Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit songs for at least 20 years.

Six songwriters, or songwriting groups, will be officially inducted at a gala in New York on June 14, 2018.

 

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