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    Toots Hibbert, Reggae Ambassador And Leader Of Toots And The Maytals, Dies At 77

    The reggae star had been hospitalized in intensive care for more than a week while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.
    by Patricia Meschino Sep 12, 2020 5 minutes
    Jamaican reggae singer Toots Hibbert, of Toots and The Maytals, photographed in 1974.

    Updated at 11:49 a.m. ET

    Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, the lead singer and songwriter of Toots and the Maytals and one of reggae's foundational figures, died Friday in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 77.

    His death was announced on the band's Facebook and Twitter accounts. "It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel 'Toots' Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica," read the statement.

    The cause of death was not revealed, but his Facebook account confirmed on Aug. 31 that Hibbert was tested for coronavirus in the last two weeks and placed in intensive care.

    Hibbert's soulful, electrifying performances thrilled live music lovers for more than 50 years and brought a distinctive Jamaican expression to international audiences. His 1968

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