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Also known as Frederick Hibbert, Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert

Jamaican musician, singer and songwriter (1942–2020)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1942-12-08
Active to
2020-09-11
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Toots Hibbert (born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert in May Pen, Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, on 10 December 1945; died 11 September 2020) was a Grammy Award winning Jamaican singer and songwriter, remembered as the leader for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. His 1968 song "Do the Reggay" is widely credited as the genesis of the name for Reggae music. As the youngest of seven children, Hibbert grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, but went to Kingston when he was a teenager

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nathaniel
Gender
male
Citizenship
Jamaica
Place of birth
May Pen
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
ska
Instrument
voice
Record label
Island Records
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place of burial
May Pen
Commons category
Toots Hibbert
date of birth
1942-12-08
date of death
2020-09-11
cause of death
COVID-19
birth name
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
start of work period
1961-00-00
nickname
Toots
name in native language
Toots Hibbert
manner of death
natural causes
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