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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 12, 2020 15:29:37 GMT -5
COVID-19 complications claimed the life of reggae legend Frederick "Toots" Hibbert at the age of 77. He passed away September 11 in a Kingston, Jamaica hospital 2 weeks after being diagnosed with the virus. The frontman for Toots & the Maytals, he is generally credited with coining the term "reggae", based on his late 60s song "Do The Reggay". His body of work established the fundamentals of the music genre. His band appeared in the Jimmy Cliff movie "The Harder They Come" performing "Sweet And Dandy", and their reggae classic "Pressure Drop" was included in the soundtrack. He was awarded a Grammy in 2005 for Best Reggae Album with "True Love". Other awards include winning Jamaica's National Popular Song Contest three times between 1966 and 1972, and the Order of Jamaica in 2012. In 2011, Toots and the band were featured in the BBC documentary "Reggae's Got Soul: The Story of Toots & the Maytals". ObituaryTributes
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