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Toots & the Maytals hold the current record of number one hits in Jamaica, with a total of thirty-one. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the record label Island Records Toots & the Maytals and Amy Winehouse, both signed up to the label, were billed to perform together at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on 31
Toots and the Maytals. @tootsandthemaytals ‧. ‧. 1.48K subscribers ‧ 115 videos. Toots is one of the true architects of reggae – so much so that “Do the Reggae,” a 1968 single by Toots ...
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Oct 12, 2012 · Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and rock steady vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic,...
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- “Monkey Man” (1969) One of Toots’ most popular and enduring songs finds the singer falling in love with a girl and losing her to another man. “A monkey-looking man took her away from me but I thought she was in love with me,” Toots told Outline magazine.
- “Pressure Drop” (1969) Immortalized on the soundtrack of The Harder They Come, although it was cut a few years before, one of Toots’ most prominent songs may be the slyest reggae track ever.
- “Funky Kingston” (1972) “Music is what I’ve got to give,” Toots roars at the beginning of “Funky Kingston,” ripping up James Brown funk and claiming it for Jamaica.
- “Louie Louie” (1972) There are several million versions of “Louie Louie” out there — but it’s safe to say that Toots makes the song his own. He seizes the garage-band rock & roll classic and brings it all back home, to the Caribbean grooves where it all started, turning it into a festive reggae chant.
Official website for Legendary Jamaican Reggae Music group Toots and the Maytals featuring Frederick Toots Hibbert. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Toots coined the word reggae with his hit song “Do The Reggay”. The group has been cited as one of the best-known ska and rocksteady vocal groups.
Toots and the Maytals, highly popular Jamaican vocal ensemble of the 1960s and ’70s, regarded as one of the great early reggae groups. Their best-known songs included ‘54-46 (That’s My Number),’ ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Funky Kingston,’ and ‘Pressure Drop.’
