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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

19 days left to listen

1 hour

Last on

Wed 11 Dec 2024 01:00

Music Played

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Reggae Got Soul

    • Mango.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    Funky Kingston

  • Mahalia Jackson

    I'm On My Way (To Canaan)

  • The Skatalites

    Good News

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Bam Bam

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Do The Reggay

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Pressure Drop

  • Toots Hibbert, Toots & The Maytals & No Doubt

    Monkey Man

  • Amy Winehouse

    Monkey Man

  • Toots & The Maytals & Bonnie Raitt

    True Love is Hard to Find

  • Toots & The Maytals & Jeff Beck

    54-46 Was My Number

  • Toots & The Maytals & Keith Richards

    Careless Ethiopians

  • Toots & The Maytals

    A Song Call Marley

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Johnny Coolman

  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself

    • Stax.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Joy Lovejoy

    In Orbit

    • Checker.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    Time Tough

    • Trojan.
  • The Blow Monkeys

    Digging Your Scene

    • RCA.
  • The Stooges

    1969

    • ELEKTRA.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Walk Away

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    Night And Day

  • Sheila E.

    The Belle Of St Mark

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Connoisseur Collection.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Jan 2019 13:00
  • Fri 2 Aug 2019 01:00
  • Tue 23 Jun 2020 02:30
  • Sun 13 Sep 2020 13:00
  • Thu 31 Dec 2020 01:00
  • Wed 1 Sep 2021 01:00
  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 01:00
  • Thu 14 Jul 2022 01:00
  • Thu 11 May 2023 02:00
  • Wed 11 Dec 2024 01:00

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