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Producer (s) Leslie Kong. " Do the Reggay " is a reggae song by the Maytals, written by Toots Hibbert, produced by Leslie Kong and released on Beverley's in Jamaica and Pyramid Records in the UK in 1968. It was the first popular song to use the word "reggae" and defined the developing genre by giving it its name. [1]
Reggae (/ ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. [1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. Frontman Toots Hibbert, who died in 2020, [2] was considered a reggae pioneer on par with Bob Marley. [3]
Songwriter (s) Toots Hibbert. Producer (s) Leslie Kong. " 54-46 (That's My Number) " is a song by Fred "Toots" Hibbert, recorded by Toots and the Maytals, originally released on the Beverley's label in Jamaica and the Pyramid label in the UK. [2] A follow-up version released a year later, "54-46 Was My Number", [3] was one of the first reggae ...
Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, OJ (8 December 1942 – 11 September 2020) [2] was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. A reggae pioneer, he performed for six decades and helped establish some of the fundamentals of reggae music. [3][4] Hibbert's 1968 song "Do the ...
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) [1] was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town ...
Years active. 1956–2020. Labels. Epic, JAD, Cayman Music. Website. johnnynash.com. John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) [1] was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". [2] Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists ...
Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group. [1][3] When the band split up he worked as an insurance salesman. [3] He first appeared as a record producer in 1968, when he launched his own record label, "Harry J", by releasing The Beltones' local ...