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| Group Members: Hux Brown, Harold Butler, Paul Douglas, Raleigh Gordon, Carl Harvey, Toots Hibbert, Winston Wright, Jerry Matthias, Jackie Jackson
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| Biography: The Maytals were key figures in reggae music. Comprised of leader Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias, and Raleigh Gordon, all natives of Kingston, the Maytals are said to have been the first group to use the word "reggae" in a song title with their Leslie Kong-produced "Do the Reggay." ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1973 Label: Island Records Critics' Rating:  Bob Marley may have been the man who took reggae to the international audience and became Jamaica's greatest musical star, but it was Toots Hibbert who gave reggae music its name (so what if he spelled ...Read full review Released: 1976 Label: Island Records Critics' Rating:  Among his landmark releases, this album wasn't quite as magnificent as Funky Kingston, but still contained plenty of explosive numbers and Otis Redding-influenced leads from Toots Hibbert. ~ Ron Wynn, ...Read full review
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