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    Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dies at 77

    by Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 2020 5 minutes

    Toots Hibbert, the charismatic reggae singer and bandleader who helped transform the groove-driven sound of 1960s Jamaica into an international musical movement, has died. He was 77.

    Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been in a medically induced coma at a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, since earlier this month. He was admitted in intensive care after complaints of having breathing difficulties, according to his publicist. It was revealed in local media that the singer was awaiting results from a COVID-19 test after showing symptoms.

    News of the five-time Grammy nominee's ill health came just weeks after his last known performance, on a national livestream during Jamaica's Emancipation and Independence celebrations in August.

    A family statement said Hibbert died Friday at University Hospital of the West Indies in

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