Toots brought Reggae to the masses, so many great tunes, so many great performances, deserves to be in the hall of fame for inspiring so many others to get involved in music and especially reggae.
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Steve Webb
5 years ago
What a legend !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Absolute Allah
5 years ago
Legend
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Hudson Valley Dynamic Cou
5 years ago
Outstanding performer! Well deserving!
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Alexander Bond
5 years ago
Toots deserves this honor. He is the father of reggae and inspired countless artists with his rhythm and sound. First saw Toots at Marley Fest 2004 in Berkeley, CA. He absolutely blew me away and I've been a fan ever since. Saw Toots every chance I could when he toured to the Bay Area. RIP Toots you will be missed.
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Patrick
5 years ago
Reggae got soul...
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Sep Ghadishah
5 years ago
Fredrick “Toots” Hibbert belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Museum. Not only did he create the word “reggae” in his 1968 recording of “Do the Reggae", but he also starred in the groundbreaking film “The Harder They Come,” alongside Hall of Fame legend Jimmy Cliff.
Toots’ 60-year career went from one triumph to another, limning the day to day levity of the sufferers in all their bittersweet glory. As an English encyclopedia wrote:
“No artist ever painted a broader and truer canvas of daily life in Jamaica than Toots.
The full-blooded celebrations of ‘Sweet and Dandy’; the screaming cry against injustice in ‘54-46’; the harsh strains of ghetto life in ‘Pressure Drop’; the sheer exuberance of first love in ‘It’s You’; the happy companionship of
‘Never You Change’; the ever-present threat of violence described in ‘Bam Bam’.”
Called “The Otis Redding of Jamaica,” Rolling Stone included him in their list of the Greatest Vocalists of All Time.
Recording greats jumped at his invitation to record with him: Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and Willie Nelson, up to the 2020 collaboration on his latest album “Got To Be Tough,” which was co-produced by Zak Starkey, and features his father Ringo Starr from the Beatles. It was released days before Toots passing from a Covid-19-related illness.
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Kathleen
5 years ago
Toots was the rightful king of reggae, and paved the way for so many other legends to follow. It was the saddest of sad days when Toots passed. A whole chunk of my life and music genre was Toots.
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MPeggy Quattro
5 years ago
Long overdue! Let's get this done! RIPower, Nyah!
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Marcelo Delgado
5 years ago
Please get Toots Hibbert to the Hall of Fame. Thank you!
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Leslie Wilson
5 years ago
His music is eternal ❤️
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Martin Hammett
5 years ago
Total legend!
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Mrs Deborah S Nangle
5 years ago
Toots deserves to be in the hall of fame.
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Stuart Parsons
5 years ago
A great performer. Should definitely be in the hall of fame
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Sunshine Kelly
5 years ago
This is what the Halll of Fame was created for, Toots!! No question, he belongs there.
Honour him
He deserves it!!
Induct toots!! legend !!
love u toots
Toots brought Reggae to the masses, so many great tunes, so many great performances, deserves to be in the hall of fame for inspiring so many others to get involved in music and especially reggae.
What a legend !!!!!!!!!!!!
Legend
Outstanding performer! Well deserving!
Toots deserves this honor. He is the father of reggae and inspired countless artists with his rhythm and sound. First saw Toots at Marley Fest 2004 in Berkeley, CA. He absolutely blew me away and I've been a fan ever since. Saw Toots every chance I could when he toured to the Bay Area. RIP Toots you will be missed.
Reggae got soul...
Fredrick “Toots” Hibbert belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Not only did he create the word “reggae” in his 1968 recording of “Do the Reggae", but he also starred in the groundbreaking film “The Harder They Come,” alongside Hall of Fame legend Jimmy Cliff. Toots’ 60-year career went from one triumph to another, limning the day to day levity of the sufferers in all their bittersweet glory. As an English encyclopedia wrote: “No artist ever painted a broader and truer canvas of daily life in Jamaica than Toots. The full-blooded celebrations of ‘Sweet and Dandy’; the screaming cry against injustice in ‘54-46’; the harsh strains of ghetto life in ‘Pressure Drop’; the sheer exuberance of first love in ‘It’s You’; the happy companionship of ‘Never You Change’; the ever-present threat of violence described in ‘Bam Bam’.” Called “The Otis Redding of Jamaica,” Rolling Stone included him in their list of the Greatest Vocalists of All Time. Recording greats jumped at his invitation to record with him: Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and Willie Nelson, up to the 2020 collaboration on his latest album “Got To Be Tough,” which was co-produced by Zak Starkey, and features his father Ringo Starr from the Beatles. It was released days before Toots passing from a Covid-19-related illness.
Toots was the rightful king of reggae, and paved the way for so many other legends to follow. It was the saddest of sad days when Toots passed. A whole chunk of my life and music genre was Toots.
Long overdue! Let's get this done! RIPower, Nyah!
Please get Toots Hibbert to the Hall of Fame. Thank you!
His music is eternal ❤️
Total legend!
Toots deserves to be in the hall of fame.
A great performer. Should definitely be in the hall of fame
This is what the Halll of Fame was created for, Toots!! No question, he belongs there.
This man deserves this recognition