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RIP Toots!

Toots, of Toots and The Maytels, passed away. I saw him three times and he was a dynamic, inspirational performer. Spreading his great Reggae music. As a matter of fact, he named the genre. Bob Marley popularized it, But, Toots was the King! 
 He did John Denver's Rocky Mountain High, like Jimi did Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. Gave it Soul!
Reggae Got Soul!
Toots Got Soul!

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jond
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Oh no that is so sad love Toots and the Maytals RIP Toots!
edcyn
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Loved Toots and the Maytals, also. And, yeah, I also saw him live.  I'm pretty sure it was at the Troubadour, but it might have been at the Whiskey.
technick
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R.I.P. Toots. I‘d been a fan for many years, and was fortunate enough to have seen him perform 4 times in the past 25 yrs or so. Those shows were so much fun. I loved it when he’d get to, “Give it to me...12 times!” or more live. He will surely be missed.


I’ve been spinning Toots & The Maytals records since Saturday in memory of the king of reggae/soul/ska. 
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