Toots Hibbert
Matt Everitt chats to 'Toots' Hibbert, lead singer of reggae/ska band Toots & the Maytals, about the key musical moments of his life.
"Toots" Hibbert, the leader of the influential reggae/ska band Toots & the Maytals, shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt.
In this in-depth interview Toots, one of the founding figures of reggae music, talks about the remarkable path his career has taken. Starting off with his earliest experiences of singing at church and in school in Jamaica, to making his own guitar and meeting other musicians in Kingston.
Toots recalls his time working in a barber shop, and has colourful tales of supporting the Who, winning a Grammy for Best Reggae Album and the band’s 50th anniversary tour. First broadcast in 2018
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Toots & The Maytals
Reggae Got Soul
- Mango.
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Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston
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Mahalia Jackson
I'm On My Way (To Canaan)
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The Skatalites
Good News
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Toots & The Maytals
Bam Bam
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Toots & The Maytals
54-46 Was My Number
- Run Fatboy Run O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- Universal.
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Toots & The Maytals
Do The Reggay
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Toots & The Maytals
Pressure Drop
- The Very Best Of.
- Island.
- 12.
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Toots Hibbert, Toots & The Maytals & No Doubt
Monkey Man
- (CD Single).
- V2.
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Amy Winehouse
Monkey Man
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Toots & The Maytals & Bonnie Raitt
True Love is Hard to Find
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Toots & The Maytals & Jeff Beck
54-46 Was My Number
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Toots & The Maytals & Keith Richards
Careless Ethiopians
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Toots & The Maytals
A Song Call Marley
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Toots & The Maytals
Johnny Coolman
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The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
- Stax.
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The Spencer Davis Group
Keep On Running
- Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
- Global Television.
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Joy Lovejoy
In Orbit
- Checker.
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Toots & The Maytals
Time Tough
- Trojan.
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The Blow Monkeys
Digging Your Scene
- RCA.
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The Stooges
1969
- ELEKTRA.
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Franz Ferdinand
Walk Away
- CD SINGLE.
- Domino.
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Toots & The Maytals
Night And Day
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Sheila E.
The Belle Of St Mark
- (Single).
- Warner Bros.
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ABC
Poison Arrow
- Connoisseur Collection.
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Jan 201913:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Fri 2 Aug 201901:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Tue 23 Jun 202002:30BBC Radio 6 Music
- Sun 13 Sep 202013:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Thu 31 Dec 202001:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 1 Sep 202101:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 29 Dec 202101:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Thu 14 Jul 202201:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Thu 11 May 202302:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 11 Dec 202401:00BBC Radio 6 Music
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