Reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals has died at 77:
to intensive care last week and placed in a medically induced coma after displaying COVID-19 symptoms. The cause of death has not been announced. He is survived by his wife of 39 years and seven of his eight children.
An official statement reads that he “passed away peacefully” and “was surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.” Toots Hibbert is largely credited with coining the term “reggae,” which came from his song, “Do The Reggay,” and his soulful voice made him one of the all-time greats. With a decades-long career in reggae, ska and rocksteady, he was known for songs like “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and “54-46 Was My Number.” His album, released in 1972 in the U.K. and 1975 in the U.S., is considered one of the greatest albums of all time., the first from Toots and the Maytals in a decade.
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