Toots and the Maytals (originally The Maytals ) is a band playing ska and reggae music. The sound is a mixture of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Many music publications are recognized as the founders and key figures of the reggae style [1] [2] [3] .
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| Years | 1966 - early 1980s early 1990s - present time |
| A country |  Jamaica |
| Where from | Kingston |
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| Composition | Hux brown Harold butler Paul douglas Raaleigh gordon Carl harvey Frederick (Toots) Hibbert Winston wright Jerry Matthias Jackie jackson Michelle eugene Leba thomas |
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History
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the band’s leader, was born in May Pen’s Clarendon Ward in Jamaica. He was the youngest among seven children. As a child, he sang gospel in a church choir, but in 1961 , at the age of sixteen, he moved to Kingston . Here Hibberdt met Henry Gordon (Henry "Raleigh" Gordon) and Nathaniel "Jerry" McCarthy and created a group.
Changing the name to “The Maytals”, the trio recorded their first album, “Never Grow Old - presenting the Maytals” for Clement “Coxsone” Dodd with Studio One in 1962-1963 [2] .
Discography
Studio Albums
- Never Grow Old (1964)
- The Sensational Maytals (1965)
- Sweet And Dandy (1968)
- From The Roots (1970)
- Monkey Man (1970)
- Greatest Hits (1971)
- Slatyam Stoot (1972)
- Funky Kingston (1973)
- Roots Reggae (1974)
- In the Dark (1974)
- Reggae Got Soul (1976)
- Toots Presents The Maytals (1977)
- Pass the Pipe (1979)
- Just Like That (1980)
- Knock Out! (1981)
- Toots In Memphis (1988) [Toots's solo album]
- Recoup (1997)
- Ska Father (1998)
- World Is Turning (2003)
- True Love (2004)
- Light Your Light (2007)
- Flip and Twist (2010)
- Pressure Drop - The Golden Tracks (2011)
Favorite Concert Albums
- Live (1980)
- Live at Reggae Sunsplash (1983)
- An Hour Live "Straight from the Yard" Dedicated to Robert Nesta Marley (1990)
- Live in London (1999)
- Unplugged on Strawberry Hill (2012)
Favorite Compilations
- The Original Golden Oldies Vol.3 (1974) [Prince Buster productions]
- Life Could Be A Dream (1992) [Coxsone Dodd productions]
- The Best Of Toots And The Maytals (1979)
- Reggae Greats (1985)
- The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals (2000)
Other works
- Goin 'Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino ( Vanguard , 2007), performed the Domino song “Let The Four Winds Blow”.
Rewards
The 2004 album True Love received a Grammy Award [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Reggae Legends Toots and the Maytals in Concert.
- ↑ 1 2 3 TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, Biography in Rolling Stone Magazine .
- ↑ The Rise of Reggae and the influence of Toots and the Maytals.