
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is currently working on a new EP and album with Rancid 's Tim Armstrong. The EP, due out this November, will notably include a cover of The Clash 's "The Guns of Brixton," is currently slated for a November release while the full-length should follow in early 2012. Cliff spoke to Spinner about the collaboration: "The project started after someone in my management organization introduced me to Tim. The cool thing about it was that Tim knew people from the Clash, who I associated with a lot. [...]
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff covers The Clash classic 'The Guns of Brixton,' which, interestingly, references Jimmy Cliff.
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Grammy-winning musician/actor/singer/songwrit er/producer Jimmy Cliff will release an EP, his first studio effort in seven years, in November. The EP, produced by Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, The Transplants) will be released on Collective Sounds and features a combination of originals and covers, including a cover of The Clash's seminal "Guns of Brixton". Stream the track on BandWeblogs.com . The EP will serve as a pre-cursor to a new full-length album in early 2012. Stream Jimmy Cliff - Guns Of Brixton: [...]

Jimmy Cliff is one of the men responsible for introducing the world to ska and reggae (he's got an Order of Merit from the government of Jamaica and a seat in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to prove it). Tim Armstrong and his band Rancid are famous for combining those genres into their hardcore punk sound and enlightening an entire generation of young punks. Now, the two performers will infuse their vastly different, yet decidedly similar sounds with an upcoming collaboration. Speaking to Stereogum , Cliff said the duo, along with backing [...]
Name : Jimmy Cliff Progress Report : Reggae legend and Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer Jimmy Cliff gets to work on a new record with Rancid's Tim Armstrong. Read More...