Toots Hibbert
Jamaican musician, singer and songwriter
- Born
- 8 December 1942, May Pen
- Died
- 11 September 2020, aged 77
- Birth name
- Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, (8 December 1942 – 11 September 2020) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. A reggae pioneer, he performed for six decades and helped establish some of the fundamentals of reggae music. Hibbert's 1968 song "Do the Reggay" is widely credited as the genesis of the genre name reggae. His band's album True Love won a Grammy Award in 2005.
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