May 3, 2018 file photo of Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. In a statement from a family member, Hibbert died on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Photo: AP
Toots Hibbert, a founding father of reggae music and credited with giving a name to Jamaica's prime cultural export, has died at the age of 77.
Hibbert, a five-time Grammy nominee known for such hits as Pressure Drop, died on Friday night (Sept 11) in Kingston, his band Toots and the Maytals said on Instagram.
