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 ...

Toots and the Maytals thrill about 700 fans with a hit-filled, two-hour concert. Toots Hibbert, the legendary Jamaican singer credited with giving the reggae genre its name, made a promise early ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has canceled the remainder of his U.S. tour and returned home to Jamaica after getting hit in the head with a glass bottle during a ...

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.

Toots Hibbert, the Grammy-winning Jamaican singer behind seminal reggae tracks like “Pressure Drop” and “54-46″, died on Friday. Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel, was surrounded by family when he ...