Toots and the Maytals: 15 Essential Songs
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We survey late Jamaican vocal legend Toots Hibbert’s groundbreaking six-decade career, from “Bam Bam” through “Got to Be Tough”
Toots Hibbert, Reggae Pioneer Who Infused Genre With Soul, Dead at 77
Posted in: Music NewsSinger behind reggae standards “54-46 Was My Number,” “Pressure Drop,” “Funky Kingston” and “Monkey Man” succumbs to coronavirus complications
Forrest Fenn, Author and Creator of Famed Treasure Hunt, Dead at 90
Posted in: Culture NewsArts dealer dies three months after his $2 million treasure, hidden in a poem in his 2010 memoir The Thrill of the Chase, was discovered
Diana Rigg, Acclaimed Actress From ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Avengers,’ Dead at 82
Posted in: Movie NewsBritish star showed impeccable range during lengthy career that spanned film, television and the theater
Kool and the Gang Co-Founder Ronald Bell Dead at 68
Posted in: Music NewsCo-writer penned “Ladies Night,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Celebration” and other funk earworms
Walter Lure, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers Guitarist, Dead at 71
Posted in: Music NewsPunk rocker-turned-stock broker was last surviving member of punk legends’ L.A.M.F. lineup
Todd Nance, Widespread Panic Founding Drummer, Dead at 57
Posted in: Music News“He wrote great songs and was a giving and forgiving collaborator,” band says of long-time drummer
Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘The Natural’ Actor, Dead at 85
Posted in: Movie NewsUnlikely, scene-stealing character actor also appeared in Seinfeld, The Thing and The Firm
Olivia de Havilland, ‘Gone With the Wind’ Actress, Dead at 104
Posted in: Movie NewsTwo-time Best Actress Oscar winner was “mainstay of Hollywood’s Golden Age and an immeasurable talent. Here’s to a true legend of our industry,” the Academy said
Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder and Guitar Great, Dead at 73
Posted in: Music NewsRock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee formed rock group with fellow Bluesbreaker Mick Fleetwood in 1967
