Rolling Stone

54-46 Was My Number

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.
Sky

Toots Hibbert death: Maytals frontman and reggae legend dies aged 77

Toots Hibbert, the legendary frontman of reggae group the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. The death of the singer - who was behind hits including Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and 54-46 That's My ...
Rolling Stone

Toots Hibbert, Reggae Pioneer Who Infused Genre With Soul, Dead at 77

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 ...
The Root

Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, a Founding Father of Reggae, Dead at 77

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 ...
Stereogum

Major Lazer & Bad Royale – “My Number”

Diplo's Major Lazer crew has teamed up with Caribbean bass quartet Bad Royale on "My Number," a new track built around reggae legends Toots & The Maytals' 1968 classic "54-46 (That's My Number)." "It ...