RIP TOOTS

[klezmer electro-thug beats]

RIP Toots Hibbert

FUCK!!! This hurts!!! I really don't get upset at old musicians dying but legit emotional here. I play his music every evening when I bathe my baby, it's his bedtime music. Fuck, I just wanted him to live forever. He toured like hundreds of dates a year for like 60 years. He invented the word "REGGAE" ffs. I believe in JA for some years Toots and the Maytals were bigger than Bob.

the only guy I've ever seen who rivals James Brown live
https://youtu.be/DrdvtvoDjYE
full show
https://youtu.be/EStJv_wsrdg

great album
https://youtu.be/H3Mw1yOJn1Q

whatever y'all know the deal he doesn't miss

 

[Duderonomy]

 

[Electrode]

I just heard. I saw him at the Santa Monica Pier a few years ago where he did a show with Marcia Griffiths. Very energetic. "54-46", "Night And Day" and "Funky Kingston" are my favorites of his. "Country Roads" is one of those covers that is far better than the original. KPFK's "Reggae Central" did a tribute to him this afternoon (https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/reggae-central/).

 

[DOR]

One of my all time fav bands. And now my daughters. RIP.





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[klezmer electro-thug beats]

Maybe the first time youtube recommendations weren't absolute doggshit, threw this up for me and I've been enjoying it. SB does some scratching and such but it's pretty tasteful. Personally I even like tasteless scratching anyway
https://youtu.be/P7e7qDCYE4k

 

[dj_cityboy]

oh schnap! I have the entire "Reggae Greats" collection, except for the TOOTS album, ugh....i held it in my hands once and didnt have the $25 in my pocket and the dude wouldnt take $20 (all i had) so i had to walk away from it and here i am without any TOOTS in my collection, Paul (SB) is making up for that now though, thanks for the mix linkage yo!

RIP Toots!

 

[Yemsky]

dj_cityboy [...] the [...] "Reggae Greats" collection, except for the TOOTS album, ugh....i held it in my hands once and didnt have the $25 in my pocket and the dude wouldnt take $20 (all i had) so i had to walk away from it [...]



I had no idea those compilations go for that amount. They were 4.99 for ages, I remember. But I can relate to passing on Toots records as the big hits were all included in so many staple Reggae compilations anyway that I rather spent my teenage money on the latest dancehall...

 

[dj_cityboy]

Yemsky said:



dj_cityboy [...] the [...] "Reggae Greats" collection, except for the TOOTS album, ugh....i held it in my hands once and didnt have the $25 in my pocket and the dude wouldnt take $20 (all i had) so i had to walk away from it [...]



I had no idea those compilations go for that amount. They were 4.99 for ages, I remember. But I can relate to passing on Toots records as the big hits were all included in so many staple Reggae compilations anyway that I rather spent my teenage money on the latest dancehall...



^^ yeah they go for a good amount here on the East Coast of Canada, but that depends on where you find them...i bought about 15 of those albums from a Radio Station (Q104) that was selling off their records, i paid $1 for all of the ones i got that day, i bought 2 more "Reggae Greats" albums from a record fair last year and they were about $15 each. Taz Records (one of the the local record joints) had the Toots copy for $20, they usually dont mess with prices "whats listed is whats listed" basically, but i even tried to get $5 off just on the strength of "them seeing me there frequently" but dude didnt budge...