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Toots Hibbert memorial record (2020)
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Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, lead singer of Toots and the Maytals and the artist behind "Do the Reggay" - the song that gave reggae its name - died in September 2020, shortly after testing positive for COVID-19.
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