A Hall of Fame performance by Reggae's Cliff

August 8, 2010
Often, by the time an artist is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he is a shadow of his former self. That wasn't the case with reggae star Jimmy Cliff. He was just as exciting Saturday night at the Minnesota Zoo -- five months after landing in the Hall of Fame -- as he was in his 1970s heyday.

One day after appearing in front of tens of thousands at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Cliff packed the zoo with about 1,500 zealous reggae fans. Wearing a two-tone yellow track suit with an orange T-shirt, silver shoes and a knit cap featuring the Jamaican colors, the singer, 62, was as lithe and limber as his former self. He unleashed an undiminished tenor voice, electric smile and ageless dynamism...Readmore

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