Obituary: Toots Hibbert (1942-2020) | Songlines
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Obituary: Toots Hibbert (1942-2020)

By Garth Cartwright

The Jamaican reggae legend dies at the age of 77. Garth Carthwright reports

Toots & The Maytals ©Tom Askew Miller

Toots & The Maytals at WOMAD 2017 ©Tom Askew-Miller

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