RIP Toots Hibbeet
September 12th, 2020 at 5:52 PM ^
Ok, so posting from my phone is clearly a bad idea.
Meant to say:
OT - RIP Toots Hibbert, one of the founding fathers of Reggae music. This is a huge bummer.
https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/toots-hibbert-of-reggae-group-toots-and-the-maytals-dead.html
September 12th, 2020 at 7:48 PM ^
RIP to a legend
September 17th, 2020 at 10:24 PM ^
Yah mon
September 12th, 2020 at 7:57 PM ^
Damn! Toots and the Maytals had originally been scheduled to play Riot Fest in Chicago this weekend, too.
https://riotfest.org/2020/06/first-wave-2021/
September 12th, 2020 at 8:41 PM ^
Listened to a Toots marathon on my bike ride today, will miss him. Dude rocked it for 55+ years, was touring into his late 70s, always had a smile and a positive attitude. Covid-related apparently
September 12th, 2020 at 10:08 PM ^
Funky Kingston forever.
RIP Toots.
September 13th, 2020 at 9:24 AM ^
He was truly Sweet and Dandy. The godfather of reggae. RIP Toots
September 12th, 2020 at 10:36 PM ^
RIP to the great Toots. Although he is gone, his music will live forever.
September 12th, 2020 at 11:15 PM ^
Sailing on . . . RIP Toots
September 12th, 2020 at 11:35 PM ^
Pressure dropped. Sad day indeed.
September 13th, 2020 at 1:44 AM ^
Toots and the Maytals opened for The Who at the silverdome in 1975.
September 13th, 2020 at 10:06 AM ^
I saw the Who at the Silverdome in 1982. Iggy Pop opened,wearing a skirt and no underpants, mercilessly insulting the crowd, who threw bottles at him until he left the stage. Then came the Clash, who had just fired their drummer, Topper Headon, for his addiction issues. They were disjointed, it can honestly be said. At least the Who were great.
September 13th, 2020 at 10:47 AM ^
R.I.P. - Once again, thanks to this website, my education continues. The link above is excellent. I enjoy his music and at this late date I am now a fan.
Thank you for posting.
September 13th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
So many great ones to embrace. “Funky Kingston” has long been in heavy rotation at any social gathering at my place, from a small barbecue up to a New Years Eve bash.
He and the band were still solid live, and were supposed to tour extensively this year. Alas.
September 14th, 2020 at 7:21 PM ^
One of the true reggae pioneers, influenced by gospel and Otis Redding-style soul. I saw them back in the day (late ‘70s/early ‘80s) but God help me I can’t remember where. I thought it was at the Motor City Roller Rink, opening for either the Clash or the Pretenders but the internet tells me otherwise. If you’ve never seen the 1972 film The Harder They Come starring Jimmy Cliff, what are you waiting for? Toots and the Maytals have a couple of scintillating studio performance cameos, here’s one of them: https://youtu.be/ErQ2UB44k-o
September 17th, 2020 at 10:24 PM ^
Pressure Drop