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Toots Hibbert family, wife, children, parents, siblings

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Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, OJ, better known as Toots Hibbert, was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. A reggae pioneer, he performed for six decades and helped establish some of the fundamentals of reggae music.
Toots Hibbert was born on December 8, 1942, in May Pen, Jamaica, and had a wonderful time playing with his bandmates until his untimely death in 2020.  Toots death was later confirmed that COVID-19 during the pandemic in Jamaica was the underlying cause of his death.

Toots Hibbert wife

Toots Hibbert married Doreen, his wife as a teenager and together they had eight children, seven of their children are alive today.  Two of his songs, “It’s You” and “Never You Change” were written for Doreen when she was 18 years old.

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Toots Hibbert children

Toots Hibbert’s children usually performed with their father alongside his bandmates. Though most of them have preferred to maintain a low profile, some have also followed in their father’s footsteps.

His son Clayton followed him into a career in music, performing and recording under the name ‘Junior Toots’. Liba and Melanie were part of the 54 + 46 duo and Jenieve Hibbert is a reggae gospel singer, who recently released her debut solo album, Best Friend For Life on  Friday, August 26, 2022.

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Toots Hibbert parents

Hibbert’s parents were both strict Seventh-day Adventist preachers so he grew up singing gospel music in a church choir. Both parents died young and, by the age of 11.

Toots Hibbert  siblings

Toots was the youngest of his family and though he was an orphan, he was never alone, he went to live with his brother John in the Trenchtown neighborhood of Kingston.

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There is not much information about the remaining siblings of Toots Hibbert.