Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77


By AGENCY

May 3, 2018 file photo of Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. In a statement from a family member, Hibbert died on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Photo: AP

Toots Hibbert, a founding father of reggae music and credited with giving a name to Jamaica's prime cultural export, has died at the age of 77.

Hibbert, a five-time Grammy nominee known for such hits as Pressure Drop, died on Friday night (Sept 11) in Kingston, his band Toots and the Maytals said on Instagram.

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