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Toots and the Maytals, originally called The Maytals, were a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. Frontman Toots Hibbert's soulful vocal style has been compared to Otis Redding, and led him to be named one of the 100 Greatest Singers by Rolling Stone. Their 1968 single "Do the Reggay", was the first song to use the word "reggae", naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. As Island Records founder Chris Blackwell says, "The Maytals were unlike anything else ... sensational, raw and dynamic."

Toots Hibbert died on September 12, 2020, at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica due to complications of COVID-19.

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Discography

Studio albums

  • Never Grow Old (1964)
  • The Sensational Maytals (1965)
  • Sweet And Dandy (1969)
  • From The Roots (1970)
  • Monkey Man (1970)
  • Greatest Hits (1971)
  • Slatyam Stoot (1972)
  • Funky Kingston (1973)
  • Roots Reggae (1974)
  • In the Dark (1974)
  • Reggae Got Soul (1976)
  • Toots Presents The Maytals (1977)
  • Pass the Pipe (1979)
  • Just Like That (1980)
  • Knock Out! (1981)
  • Toots In Memphis (1988) [Toots solo album]
  • Recoup (1997)
  • Ska Father (1998)
  • World Is Turning (2003)
  • True Love (2004)
  • Light Your Light (2007)
  • Flip and Twist (2010)
  • Pressure Drop - The Golden Tracks (2011)
  • Got to Be Tough (2020)

Selected live albums

  • Live (1980)
  • Live at Reggae Sunsplash (1983)
  • An Hour Live "Straight from the Yard" Dedicated to Robert Nesta Marley (1990)
  • Live in London (1999)
  • Unplugged on Strawberry Hill (2012)

Selected compilation albums

  • The Original Golden Oldies Vol.3 (1974) [Prince Buster productions]
  • Life Could Be A Dream (1992) [Coxsone Dodd productions]
  • The Best Of Toots And The Maytals (1979)
  • Reggae Greats (1985)
  • The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals (2000)

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