Toots Hibbert died this week. Toots & The Maytals was one of our favorite reggae bands. I had to go upstairs and give Funky Kingston a spin. This album was always near our turntable from 1975 on. He was a reggae pioneer and a peer of Bob Marley. I loved his soulful version of reggae and he had some interesting reggae versions of rock and folk songs. He could certainly get funky.
Later in the day I put on his very best of CD for some kitchen dinner listening.
Toots & The Maytals in my collection:
- Sweet and Dandy, 1969
- Funky Kingston, 1973
- In the Dark, 1974
- Reggae Got Soul, 1976
- Live Toots & The Maytals, 1980
- The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals, 2000
- Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection, 2002
- True Love, 2004
- Unplugged on Strawberry Hill, 2012
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