Toots and the Maytals Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

You’ll Succeed At Last: The Harder They Come at 50

July 7, 2022October 10, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Island Records, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Kingston, The Harder They Come, The Melodians, Toots and the Maytals

Jimmy Cliff’s most essential album can still be considered the best reggae has to offer even 50 years on

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Artists Remember Toots Hibbert

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Funky Kingston, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, RIP, Ronnie Wood, The Specials, The Who, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley

Read remembrances from Mick Jagger, The Who, Keith Richards, Brian Eno and more and listen to our exclusive mixtape honoring the life of the man who gave reggae its name

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Visiting Jimmy Cliff’s Birthplace After Thirty Years of Adoring His Music

February 14, 2018December 16, 2021 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Bad Manners, Barrington Levy, Bob Marley, Eddy Grant, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Junior Murvin, Kanye), Madness, Paul Simonon, Sister Nancy, ska, The Clash, The English Beat, The Equals, The Harder They Come, The Specials, Toots and the Maytals

Jimmy Cliff in France, 2012 (Wiki) There’s no way to write about visiting Jamaica on a cruise ship without coming off like Michael Scott wearing a braid after his trip to Sandals. Nevertheless, my insistence, dreaded by my children, on venturing into the actual real life of these magical places we are occasionally fortunate to visit, is the most rewarding part of our trips together. While our fellow passengers are ziplining