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Toots Hibbert

Toots Hibbert dies: Mick Jagger, Ziggy Marley and more stars react

Reggae icon Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, has died at age 77. The legendary singer and songwriter, long credited as the "Father of Reggae," "passed away peacefully ... surrounded by his family" in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday,…
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Obituary: Toots Hibbert – the man who coined the world reggae

Toots Hibbert, frontman of the legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. One of Jamaica's most influential musicians, he helped popularise reggae in the 1960s with songs like Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and…
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