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Do The Reggay - Firemon - 09-12-2020
Toots passed away last night in Kingston.
The man who gave reggae its name and helped make it an international movement, Toots Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, has died at age 77.
Hibbert, one of the genre's founders and most beloved stars, was known for classics including “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and "Funky Kingston." He claimed to have named reggae on his song "Do The Reggay," which was released in 1968, according to the BBC.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/12/toots-hibbert-one-reggaes-founders-has-died-77/5778258002/
Definitive Rolling Stone article
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/toots-hibbert-maytals-dead-1053716/
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/12/arts/music/toots-hibbert-dead.html
Jamaica Gleaner
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20200912/reggae-artiste-toots-hibbert-has-died
I'm gonna listen to Toots & The Maytals ALL DAY in memory.
Time Tough
https://genius.com/Toots-and-the-maytals-time-tough-lyrics
[Verse 1]
I go to bed but sleep won't come
Get up in the night
I couldn't fight my feelings
Early in the morning
It's just the same situation
Here comes the landlord just a knocking upon my door
You knockin' upon my door
I've got four hundred/month rent to pay
And I can't find a job
[Chorus]
Let me tell you time tough (Time Tough)
Everything is out of sight, it's so hard (So hard)
Time tough (Time Tough)
Everything is growing higher and higher
[Verse 2]
Sister Lee cannot bear it
And brother Lincoln hardly stand it now
They're crying night and day, louder and louder
Nobody to help them make their way
I've got four hundred/month rent to pay
And I can't find a dollar
[Chorus]
Let me tell you time tough (Time Tough)
Everything is out of sight, it's so hard (So hard)
Time hard (Time hard)
Everything is growing higher and higher
RE: Toots - Firemon - 09-12-2020
RE: Toots - Firemon - 09-12-2020
From my ticket stub collection.
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RE: Do The Reggay - Firemon - 09-12-2020
This is a superb backstory.
RE: Do The Reggay - oldtimer - 09-12-2020
WOW !!!!!!
RE: Do The Reggay - kylake - 09-12-2020
Thanks for posting Firemon. Toot's will me missed! Several musician are sending their RIP and respect.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9448048/frederick-hibbert-toots-maytals-dies-reggae-tributes
RE: Do The Reggay - oldtimer - 09-13-2020
I , like Firemon , I should say we did a MASSIVE purge of the Maytals last night and yesterday afternoon !!!! everytime Toots !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the way music should be played !!!!