On this day (September 11) in 2020, Rederick “Toots” Hibbert, lead vocalist of Toots and the Maytals, died in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 77. His career spanned six decades. In that time, he ...
Reggae star Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has filed a $21 million lawsuit against the man accused of hitting him with a bottle at the Dominion Riverrock festival.
A banner bearing a message of love and healing for reggae star Frederick “Toots” Hibbert will debut tonight at Candela Books + Gallery, 214 W. Broad St., during First Fridays. The red, green and gold ...
In the late '70s, when punkers like the Clash covered such Toots and the Maytals' songs as "Pressure Drop," reggae's mood was edgy and even apocalyptic. But in the intervening years, the genre -- and ...
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has a powerful voice — gruff, soulful, and steeped in gospel. That voice helped create a sound that remains as fresh and energetic today as it was in the early Sixties. The ...
Frederick "Toots" Hibbert is an innovator; he began making reggae and ska before there was such a thing. His slick, soulful voice and passionate stage-demeanor fueled Jamaica's The Maytals to stardom ...
Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican reggae musician and actor who starred in the landmark film “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. Known for hits like “Many Rivers to Cross” and “You Can Get It If ...