Toots Hibbert coined the term "reggae," and Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff became the faces of the genre. But it might have been different had Hibbert not been arrested for marijuana possession in 1966.

Gospel recording artiste Jenieve Bailey says the recent gold certification for the song 54-46, a massive hit for her late father Fredrick “Toots” Hibbert and The Maytals is an amazing achievement for ...

Albums built on celebrity cameos are generally mediocre attempts to put the squeeze on fans. This set is less offensive since the songs are so good they overshadow the straining egos. The best moment ...

Take one of reggae’s most influential vocalists, and take his greatest hits. Now take rock legends like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Add younger rockers like Ryan Adams, No Doubt and Ben Harper.

Toots and the Maytals are legends in reggae. The natives of Kingston, Jamaica, are said to be the first group to ever use the word "reggae" in a song with Do The Reggay back in the early 1960s. The ...

Toots Hibbert, the Grammy-winning Jamaican singer behind seminal reggae tracks like “Pressure Drop” and “54-46″, died on Friday. Suggested Reading All Black Americans Need To Know About the ‘We Ain’t ...

Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, frontman of the pioneering reggae outfit Toots and the Maytals and one of the greatest voices in popular music, died Friday evening at the age of 77. “It is with the ...

Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, the ska and reggae legend who led Toots and the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. A statement from Hibbert’s family that was posted on his social media confirmed ...

REGGAE legends Toots and the Maytals are heading to Bournemouth this month. Toots is one of Jamaica’s greatest showmen, whose biggest hits include 54-46 Was My Number, Sweet And Dandy, Pressure Drop ...

Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the reggae star credited with giving the genre its name, is dead at age 77. The frontman of Toots and the Maytals died Friday in his homeland of Jamaica, where he had been ...

NEW YORK — Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” ...

“True Love” finds reggae legends Toots and the Maytals re-recording their classics with a revolving cast of (mainly) pop and rock stars. Without question, the Jamaicans can still lay down hypnotic ...