Grammy Award winning reggae singer Toots Hibbert born
December 8, 1945
Reggae singer Toots Hibbert born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica. Toots is best known as the lead singer of Toots and the Maytals and is considered the first artist to coin the word "reggae" in his 1968 hit "Do The Reggay". He is most well known for the hits "Bam Bam" and "54-46".
He won the won the Grammy for best reggae album in 2004.