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 ...

Reggae owes a lot to Toots Hibbert. The ageless frontman of the classic Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals claims he's the first person to mention the word reggae on wax. His 1968 hit single, "Do the ...

A few years ago, I had occasion to interview Keith Richards over the phone, but when the appointed time came in early evening, I instead got a call from his assistant. The interview would have to be ...

The Maytals formed in the 1960s and updated their name to Toots and the Maytals for their debut album Sweet And Dandy in 1969. One of the best-known ska and rocksteady groups, they are also credited ...

Beloved Jamaican reggae artist Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals passed away on September 11, 2020 at age 77. He died at the University Hospital of the West Indies in ...

For more photos from the show, see our slideshow here. Almost 50 years on from his earliest historic recordings, Toots Hibbert and the Maytals have the reggae thing down to a massively fun science.

Hibbert's group, Toots and The Maytals, pioneered the genre with a string of politically-charged hits throughout the late-60s and 70s. Toots Hibbert, the charismatic frontman of Toots and The Maytals, ...

More than a year after Experience Music Project unveiled its reggae music exhibit Island Revolution, one of reggae's greatest treasures, Toots and the Maytals, showcase their legendary music at the ...

Rocksteady legends Toots & the Maytals were instrumental in transitioning their native Jamaica’s music of choice from ’60s ska to full-on reggae music (their song “Do the Reggay” was one of the first ...

The Maytals formed in the 1960’s and updated their name to Toots and the Maytals for their debut album ’Sweet And Dandy’ in 1969. One of the best known ska and rocksteady groups, they also are known ...