The renowned singer of Toots and Maytals has died at 77.
just last month. “I took the word from a slang word we have in Jamaica called ‘streggae’— that was just a nickname for people who don’t dress properly.” Back in 1968, Hibbert was already singing from a place deep within himself, and in the decade that followed, the heft of his voice would help elevate a style of music named after the neighborhood outsiders to international eminence.
,” from 1966, earned the top prize in a major national song contest, Hibbert’s opening lines establishing his moral footing over the band’s spiraling groove: “I want you to know that I am the man who fights for the right, not for the wrong.” On “,” from 1968, Hibbert sang in the voice of a crooked police officer: “Get your hands in the air, sir, and you will get no hurt, mister.
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