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Toots Hibbert
Jamaican musician (1942–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, OJ (8 December 1942 – 11 September 2020)[2] 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.[3][4] Hibbert's 1968 song "Do the Reggay" is widely credited as the genesis of the genre name reggae.[5] His band's album True Love won a Grammy Award in 2005.[4]
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Birth name | Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert |
Born | (1942-12-08)8 December 1942 May Pen, Colony of Jamaica |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | 11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 77) Kingston, Jamaica |
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Years active | 1961–2020 |
Formerly of | Toots and the Maytals |
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