The estate of the legendary Reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has reached an out-of-court settlement with the members of his former backing band over the use of the Maytals name.
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A cease and desist letter had been sent to the musicians on July 15 from the California-based law firm Isaacman, Kaufman, Painter, Lowy and Zucker which represents the Toots Hibbert estate.
According to a release, and after several rounds of negotiations, the matter was resolved on the 8th of December, 2021 which incidentally is the same day that Toots would have celebrated his 79th birthday if he was alive.
Toots Hibbert began touring in the 1970s. His landmark album Funky Kingston is rated one as of the greatest albums of all time.
Toots & the Maytals has won the Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album twice. He won it in 2005 with an album titled True Love and in 2021 with Go To Be Tough.
