LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 29

Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come

It's a little early for Lock Down Theater re-runs, but there's a good reason. Yesterday I ran into an online report that Toots Hibbert is in intensive care in a Jamaican hospital. Possible covid. Yikes. Though reports today say he's improving, at 77 years old, he's no spring chicken. Thoughts and prayers and all that jazz.

Hibbert was the lead singer of the Maytals, one of the earliest reggae bands. In fact, their song "Do the Reggay" [sic] was the first song title using the word. Hibberts voice is somewhat gruff and when he does the call and response thing sounds almost like gospel backed by a reggae band. In doing searches about his health I also just read that he and the reformed Maytals (consisting of what other singers I'm not sure) just released a new LP in the last week.

I wanted to find the clip of them from The Harder They Come, only to find out that the movie link I'd posted back in April was kaput. The good news is that there's some other stuff. So here's The Harder They Come, the documentary on Toots and the Maytals and assorted Maytals songs, including a streaming version of one off the new LP. Thoughts and,,,well, prayers for some of you. Thoughts anyway.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~ 

Listen:
The Maytals - Do the Reggay Drop mp3 at Dinosaur Gardens 1968
The Maytals - Pressure Drop mp3 at Dinosaur Gardens 1969
The Maytals - Monkey Man mp3 at Space Pack 1969
The Maytals - Gold and Silver mp3 at The Fader (?) 1971
Toots and the Maytals - Pomp and Pride mp3 at Renan (?) 1972
Toots and the Maytals - Time Tough mp3 at Tumblr 1974
Toots and the Maytals - Got to Be Tough (streaming) at YouTube 2020
Video:
Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy at YouTube From The Harder They Come
Toots and the Maytals - Documentary at YouTube
The Maytals - Treat Me Bad at YouTube From This Is Ska 1964