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malaise

(297,947 posts) Sun Mar 14, 2021, 06:57 PM Mar 2021

Toots & the Maytals won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album -Got to be Tough!

Pity he didn't live long enough to receive it himself. Toots died from Covid 19 on September 11 2020

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Toots & the Maytals won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album -Got to be Tough! (Original Post) malaise Mar 2021 OP

Thanks! We all gotta be tough. And loving. marble falls Mar 2021 #1

I posted this then recently released song after he died malaise Mar 2021 #3

Toots is a freaking LEGEND, man ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #2

LOL Mr L malaise Mar 2021 #4

recommended--thanks, I love Toots and the Maytals. panader0 Mar 2021 #5

Toots and Willie - our guys malaise Mar 2021 #7

Very Cool! ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #6

Authentic to the bone malaise Mar 2021 #8

WooHoo! Some of the deep wins are outstanding! nolabear Mar 2021 #9

Don't forget this other win malaise Mar 2021 #10

Love Toots and the Maytals! I saw them in Negril in 1991, playing their classics. SunSeeker Mar 2021 #11

God bless Toots. (nt) Paladin Mar 2021 #12

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️K&R ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ spanone Mar 2021 #13

What number will Former get? Tommymac Mar 2021 #14

4545? malaise Mar 2021 #18

awesome but demtenjeep Mar 2021 #15

Yep - he deserved it ages ago malaise Mar 2021 #17

Yay. I remember listening to them in the very late '70s, def by the early ''80s electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #16

Peace Perfect Peace Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #19

Those were the days malaise Mar 2021 #21

What a Bam Bam! Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #22

DUzy malaise Mar 2021 #23

This is awesome!.. HipChick Mar 2021 #20

He should have won it years ago malaise Mar 2021 #24

I agree... HipChick Mar 2021 #25

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

1. Thanks! We all gotta be tough. And loving.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 06:59 PM

Mar 2021

malaise

(297,947 posts)

3. I posted this then recently released song after he died

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:01 PM

Mar 2021

and said the same thing - we got to be tough!

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. Toots is a freaking LEGEND, man ...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:00 PM

Mar 2021

Congrats, posthumously!

malaise

(297,947 posts)

4. LOL Mr L

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:01 PM

Mar 2021

panader0

(25,816 posts)

5. recommended--thanks, I love Toots and the Maytals.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:01 PM

Mar 2021

malaise

(297,947 posts)

7. Toots and Willie - our guys

Reply to panader0 (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:03 PM

Mar 2021

ProfessorGAC

(77,277 posts)

6. Very Cool!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:03 PM

Mar 2021

Toots was my fave reggae artist. Even above Bob M.
There was an edge to their sound and his voice that suited my ear.
Might be posthumous, but at least he won.

malaise

(297,947 posts)

8. Authentic to the bone

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:05 PM

Mar 2021

and he first used the word reggae

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

9. WooHoo! Some of the deep wins are outstanding!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:07 PM

Mar 2021

Brittany Howard! Fiona Apple! Toots! John Prine!

malaise

(297,947 posts)

10. Don't forget this other win

Reply to nolabear (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:10 PM

Mar 2021

Rachel Maddow

SunSeeker

(58,374 posts)

11. Love Toots and the Maytals! I saw them in Negril in 1991, playing their classics.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:14 PM

Mar 2021

Paladin

(32,354 posts)

12. God bless Toots. (nt)

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:17 PM

Mar 2021

spanone

(142,059 posts)

13. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️K&R ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 07:20 PM

Mar 2021

Tommymac

(7,334 posts)

14. What number will Former get?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 10:07 PM

Mar 2021

malaise

(297,947 posts)

18. 4545?

Reply to Tommymac (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 05:57 AM

Mar 2021

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

15. awesome but

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 10:10 PM

Mar 2021

bitter sweet

malaise

(297,947 posts)

17. Yep - he deserved it ages ago

Reply to demtenjeep (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 05:56 AM

Mar 2021

electric_blue68

(27,322 posts)

16. Yay. I remember listening to them in the very late '70s, def by the early ''80s

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 03:07 AM

Mar 2021

When The Clash were on tour in medium Dance Halls between the 2nd act and them their DJ would played Reggae. 👍

Kid Berwyn

(25,091 posts)

19. Peace Perfect Peace

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 09:27 AM

Mar 2021

A voice like no other...

Love Toots forever.

malaise

(297,947 posts)

21. Those were the days

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #19)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:23 AM

Mar 2021

Do you know I once had an OP looking for the old handle you?

Kid Berwyn

(25,091 posts)

22. What a Bam Bam!

Reply to malaise (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:26 AM

Mar 2021

Thanks, Hermana. I missed you and the Work.

malaise

(297,947 posts)

23. DUzy

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #22)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:28 AM

Mar 2021

Only a genuine Toots fans could respond that way

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

20. This is awesome!..

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:20 AM

Mar 2021

Thanks for posting

malaise

(297,947 posts)

24. He should have won it years ago

Reply to HipChick (Reply #20)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:43 AM

Mar 2021

although I can recognize great without a Grammy.

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

25. I agree...

Reply to malaise (Reply #24)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 10:46 AM

Mar 2021

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