R.I.P. Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert

"Who?" some may ask. Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert was the founder and front man of the legendary Jamaikan Reggea and Ska Band "Toots & The Maytals" since the early 1960s.

Toots & The Maytals are even credited to have coined the name "Reggea" in their 1968 song "Do the Reggay"

Toots & The Maytals produced countless Reggea classics and influenced the entire Reggea genre and it's artist.

Here just a few of the most famous ones:

Funky Kingston

54-46 Was My Number

Pressure Drop

If anyone want's to know more about the musical life of Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert and his Band, here is a BBC documentary about him:

Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert and the Maytals performed for incredible 58 years, from 1962 until 2020.
He died peacefully at the age of 77, on 11 September 2020 in Kingston, Jamaika

His music, however, will never die.