Toots on a Roll

Toots on a Roll

The man who gave reggae its name brings back the Maytals.

The career of Frederick “Toots” Hibbert predates reggae — in fact, he’s the guy most often credited with naming the genre. But the music’s reigning patriarch isn’t a museum piece just yet. Last year’s True Love — an album that found the 60-year-old Hibbert and an all-star cast of supporters tackling his classics — won a Grammy, and he opened some shows for his old friends the Rolling Stones on one of 2005′s biggest tours.

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