I was at that concert. I was 25 yrs. old. A huge steel drum band opened for Toots & the Maytals. I will never forget that show! I've seen Toots many times in the US and Jamaica. I've been to Jamaica 5 times, mostly in the late 70s & early 80s. Toots will always be my Reggae Man. I love him so much. Last time I saw him was in Marin County Fair about 10 or more yrs. ago. He sang "Reggae Got Soul" and everyone just went wild. There were a lot of fans there like me who followed his career since this first concert (I think) in San Francisco.They had their kids with them and everyone knew all the lyrics. RIP Toots; you brought so much love into our lives. If anyone out there is feeling sad, listen to Toots sing "Spiritual Healing."
@kingyellow83742 жыл бұрын
Uncle toots you are the greatest of all time my uncle @toots and the maytals ❤️❤️❤️🙏
@legibby Жыл бұрын
You were a cool MF to be there in 1975
@wuasifrancis916 Жыл бұрын
You have seen it all dude,am young but the passion of toots is burning in my soul. Always watching his videos right here in Ghana. God bless his generation ❤
@dawnc.371110 ай бұрын
Listened to Spiritual Healing this morning on the way to work! One of my favorites ❤
@calguerin459421 күн бұрын
did u know he got hit in the head by abottle at a show and it destroyed his health and when they went to court he asked the judge to forgive the person who threw it
@xoutofdatex Жыл бұрын
He really is the best soul singer, by far. It's not about reggae or any genre, he's above all this, he's a real gift to the world, and will never get enough recognition.
@simonmathew3843 ай бұрын
It seems Toots evolved from Sam Cooke and then Otis Redding. There has been no other. God I love Toots to bits.
@danajing12 ай бұрын
James Brown like. I saw the band in a small club in DuPont Circle DC in the late '80s.. awesome of course
@freedomofmusic21123 жыл бұрын
RIP Toots, thank you for all the joy you brought to the world with your wonderful music and beautiful voice
@vicenteeloycamposrequena364 Жыл бұрын
❤😂 yes
@junewilde14 ай бұрын
❤
@leeroberts8114 Жыл бұрын
What a voice, and frontman! There was only One Toots Hibbert, his music shall stand to time indefinate....
@icalltails2 жыл бұрын
The most soulful voice I've ever heard. The first time I heard Pressure Drop it absolutely blew me away. To this day his vocals give me goosebumps.
@jeremymoorer1611 Жыл бұрын
I love pressure drop
@legibby Жыл бұрын
Deeply spiritual man. You can feel it in his voice.
@xoutofdatex Жыл бұрын
pressure drop brings me tears every time, especially on this live video.
@antoniosalazar66614 жыл бұрын
What a guitar!!! What a drummer!!! What a band. What a legend.
@elecktrick9s992 жыл бұрын
It's magic
@TheTredoc2 жыл бұрын
Tambourine playing sweet
@JAM2USA20183 жыл бұрын
King of Jamaican Soul Music!!
@extraforte3900 Жыл бұрын
Brutal performance, specially Dreams to Remember. Absolute f**king BLAST FROM THE PAST
@Colson394 жыл бұрын
I wish more people were commenting on this legend on his passing. What an amazing singer, talent, entertainer and person.
@domeplsffs Жыл бұрын
You are more than right, sir. He was an amazing artist. I was born too late to catch him live, but damn, what great music
@willfrancis9884 жыл бұрын
Nobody in reggae embodied soul or funk better. And Toots was Love. His message of justice and hope will live on. RIP Jah Volunteer
@kennyprice82103 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic - what soul - funkiest Reggae star ever - this vid displays that. I still get a lump in my throat when I think this lovely funky, soulful man is no longer with us. Had the privilege of seeing him about 7 times - never disappointed - always joyful crowd hysteria. - RIP lovely gifted genius - x
@barbaraandrews434 Жыл бұрын
He sure had the moves!!!
@lawrenceleeakizie4 ай бұрын
I watched him live when he performed in Lagos Nigeria at the TBS. Then the reggae album reggae got soul was controlling the air waves in Lagos. He is one of pioneers of reggae music. I love his style of reggae music. R.I.P.
@erinnjohnson83034 жыл бұрын
I was at this show when I was 17 and on acid. Toots and the Maytals were opening for Santana and the crowd (including me) were just chilling and waiting for Santana. I remember Toots really trying to get people moving. Great to see that this video was recorded for all time & for future generations to see.
@jowalsh96134 жыл бұрын
How Amazing
@AndriesMtambo Жыл бұрын
RIP Toots atleast you leave us with something to smile
@stephenmills63155 ай бұрын
Brought up with these sounds, 79 skin!! 62 years old now, still keeping the faith 🙏
@desejoporviajar59438 жыл бұрын
Toots voice is one of the best ones I ever heard!
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
It’s joy undiluted.
@dennistap36934 жыл бұрын
I wasn't even born yet when this took place.. Saw Toots live a few times . Rip Mr Hibbert, thank you
@kingsworthlionsblood3 жыл бұрын
Just feels like James Brown and Bob Marley had a love child!!!
@kennyprice82103 жыл бұрын
100% - most soulful voice from Jamaica (with pretty stiff competition!) - no ....THE WORLD!!!!!
@africolmafricolm3706 Жыл бұрын
Toots and the Maytals ! What a wonderful performance with great energy. Watching him reminds me of an Ivorian artists who passed away in the 80's, Enersto Djedje(rip). The clothing the dance steps...and this makes me think Toots inspired him! Rest in peace Toots and thx for sharing.
@sniffermanmi4 жыл бұрын
This was recorded a few weeks before I saw them open for The Who at the Pontiac Silverdome (capacity 80,000). They were great, but that huge crowd did not come to hear reggae. RIP Toots, so glad I saw you even from 100 yards away with an unappreciative audience!
@richardtofield52102 жыл бұрын
never grow old
@samuelj2k323 Жыл бұрын
Toots with or without the Maytals gave some of the best performances of anyone, at least that I ever saw. I saw him 5 times, once without the Maytals. The man could play the guitar! I can't praise Toots and the Maytals enough nor express my gratitude for their music that I first heard at 17 and never stopped loving
@mortimermuzokela569 Жыл бұрын
Though gone to the Lord his music still lives
@DylanBinds9 күн бұрын
Always Loved Toots growing up. I’m so blessed to not only have the privileged to listen to his 2008 record (true love) on cd, but I also am grateful to be the few who admired his style Toots’s known style in my area. I’ve lived only 28 years of this life now, and I only met 3 people in passing that know the legend, and only one of them knowing how much of a legend Toots really was. This of it this way Bob Marley is the man and the very known legend, meanwhile Toots Hibbert was the Man, the myth, and the rarest known gift that ever came to reggaes genre. Especially when you go as far as the United States. Rest, but stay sound Toots. You earned it.❤🎉
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
Was anybody better live? He made my year when I saw him onstage. Pure joy.
@watsonunlimitedmusic4 жыл бұрын
Had the honour of opening for Toots a few times over the years (like a lot of musicians since he toured for so many years). And it's amazing to go back and watch this footage and see he still did some of the same things so many years later.. and the crowd still loved it !
@kurtkrienke2956 Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful. I miss Toots so dearly watching this.
@calguerin459421 күн бұрын
me too
@christianlopez83312 жыл бұрын
Man oh man do i love and miss fredrick toots hibbert. Ive never cried whenever a celebrity died but i cried for toots. He just makes me happy, god bless you toots god bless your music
@miracattable13 жыл бұрын
One of the best! Beautiful! Dreams to Remember is wonderful.
@marycase72444 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. What a fantastic performance by Toots! He was so full of energy and good vibes. So sad he is gone. He was one of my all- time favorite reggae artistes. Rest well my brother.😭
@funckyhamster23496 жыл бұрын
Toots like reggae preacher. So much gospel in his singing.
@billsav575 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that, but it's true!
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. He was clearly influenced by American gospel singers. He was a Coptic Christian himself.
@seinibloomfield76003 жыл бұрын
I never thought about that until I woke up this morning,(2021.07.22) with a beat in my head and I had to listen to almost every famous reggae singer today to find the song and the lyrics and what you know it was Toots song "I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT" When I read the lyrics, I understood the message. GOD IS THE GREATEST AND HE SPEAKS TO ALL THAT SEEKS HIM WITH ALL THEIR HEART:-) Verse 1 I know we can make it if you don't break up our true love Things will be better if we stick together all of our life There is a fountain flowing with milk and honey for you Life will be better, we can make it together, oh yes, we can! #AMEN!!
@professormacdeezy4 ай бұрын
First time I saw him was definitely like being in church but better 😂
@karmas41724 жыл бұрын
RIP Toots. Saw him in Montreal in 2017 and rebel salute in 2011 and listened to country home 1000 times.. Times really tough
@marcopirovano3706 Жыл бұрын
Immortal..toots bob number one in the world! From old jamaica!!!best sound.......❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
@KlausSauer-f3o8 ай бұрын
2:23
@JoyMinistryy5 жыл бұрын
It's kind of amazing to see someone who is free. That's why the audience was so respectful and polite
@throbule8 жыл бұрын
What a voice! Toots has always been a class act, and even now (at age 73) he can still rock a stage. Bless you Mr. Hibbert - you're a gem!
@kerryoneill14598 жыл бұрын
Is he performing again?? I had the extreme (mis)fortune to be at the show in Richmond VA where some idiot kid nailed him in the head with an empty vodka bottle... Would love to see the King again if he's up to it!!
@xprotestorx8 жыл бұрын
He just played Boston this year. Sadly I missed it. Saw him here about 10 years ago.
@adamvincent78938 жыл бұрын
Kerry O'Neill Did they prosecute the moron who did it? Toots is an absolute legend.
@Cawabungahh6 жыл бұрын
Yeah i saw him in my home town in France last year he still rocks with that same marvellous voice .Me and my friends were acting crazy in the crowd.
@cosmopolitanwonder96755 жыл бұрын
Special voice man love up.
@wongchinson.wongchinson899511 ай бұрын
The crowd don't seem to realise the brilliance they are witnessing, I wudda been groooovin'
@joewight74328 жыл бұрын
Such a kind happy face and so full of energy; makes me smile.
@berthonpowell73664 жыл бұрын
He was full of joy every time. Because he was grounded spiritually.❤🙏✨ Saw him perform live 3 times including in Miami earlier this year. RIP❤
@royhudson14612 жыл бұрын
Toots has a great band behind him!!
@krsj51244 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Toots Hibbert! An Absolute legend of ska, rocksteady and reggae. Performing for 6 decades! Whoever is playing the organ here is killing it too!
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
Ansel Collins on keys.
@krsj51244 жыл бұрын
@@MaximusWolfe thank you
@berthonpowell73664 жыл бұрын
"In the dark" was used as a promotion for Jamaica literacy( reading) program in the 70's.
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
Yes he is
@tenaciousRas4 жыл бұрын
Dang! What a priceless show!
@M.O.G.5 жыл бұрын
Natural born wonder... Man's fluid delivery and easy style, make it appear as if he was born to do this.
@redmonkey62684 жыл бұрын
Always felt the same about Toots!
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
Yes he was he fond his calling
@pablofunpeople894 жыл бұрын
Every now and then, I have to come back to this gig. It's just fantastic! RIP legend!
@kidcharlemagne764 жыл бұрын
may his memory be a blessing
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
Legends never die
@uanaleepowell45494 жыл бұрын
Toots will always be miss such a beautiful voice!!!!
@humanbeing44954 жыл бұрын
LEGEND happiest concert I've ever been too lucky i got to see him live 4 times , had a tear when he died beautiful human being . thank you Toots love you brother thanks for the happy times peace and love
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@kj104uk97 жыл бұрын
32: 'I've got dreams to remember' Pure love, talent and energy emanate from this maestro. God bless you Toots - you are amazing!
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
Remind me of the late great Otitis Redding two great Legends who will never be forgotten it’s true legends never die
@CharlieMessing Жыл бұрын
@@MrBIGTEE504 He Loved Otis!
@paulbillerey15944 жыл бұрын
I saw toots and the maytals at the Brixton academy in June 1984 with my brother Phillips good gig nice one love
@jowalsh96134 жыл бұрын
Mind blowing RIP Toots Legend 💗💗💗
@3RoomsPress4 жыл бұрын
RIP to the legend Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, another loss to the evil COVID. This is such a great video--thank you for preserving and posting it, MV.
@eyebrigade70104 жыл бұрын
Nothing to do covid he had cancer since 2016
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
COVID is a fraud. Stop blaming that bullshit for dead people.
@thatsgangst60264 жыл бұрын
Lmfao he did not die of a virus that isn’t even real dumbass.
@PeterMcCartt7 жыл бұрын
The best thing I have seen on YT in months. Thank you Toots & the Maytals!!!
@poposaynogo16 жыл бұрын
Saw Toots & the Maytals last night in San Luis Obispo, CA. Amazing show! Toots still has it! He sounds the same!
@ltomolo6 жыл бұрын
Saw him at a music festival when it was 103 degrees. Every one of us were out there sweating balls and suffering, but he was bouncing around that stage like it was nothing! What a great show that was, true legends remain legendary!
@hooleyqueen4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been to the Caribbean Islands? It is hot as hell there.
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
You was blessed to see him let’s keep him alive legends never die
@bustersmith72534 жыл бұрын
He was always a favourite fm first time i heard him sing,
@genesclean14 жыл бұрын
We lost Toots yesterday..May his memory be for a blessing
@clovawolfe68305 жыл бұрын
TOOTS! YOUR ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE & RESPECT TO TOOTS & THE MAYTALS!
@dubwiseselecta15 жыл бұрын
That organ player is killing it
@petedako4 жыл бұрын
from the band personnel introductions during the OTIS number, I think it must be the great JACKIE MITOO on organ
@watsonunlimitedmusic4 жыл бұрын
@@petedako It's Ansell Collins
@whatthehellisthis05054 жыл бұрын
Bro 1'47-lol that chord is killer.
@realplonk4 жыл бұрын
the maytals are a legendary band #ska4eva
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
He’s on it yes
@adeleinalotomeleisea4 жыл бұрын
Fly high TOOTS!!! Thank you for the music!!!
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
The kings of rocksteady forever. Go to God, Toots. We love you.
@MrBIGTEE5043 жыл бұрын
That was so pure and true and touching one day we all hope to go thanks for such good words
@jillbecker93334 ай бұрын
When he passed everyone thought he would pull through. We were all in shock - hard to believe he is not with us. Jamaica loves him for the Love he shared. A shining example of how to live.
@lamourhowell67724 жыл бұрын
4ever in our 💕. TAKE YR REST KING.ONE OF A KIND.🇯🇲TREASURE. MISSED.GONE FAR 2 SOON.💜💜💜
@surfnOB4 жыл бұрын
Nyah, strength and inspiration. Will deeply miss you and seeing you live. RIP Toots
@minameistegal89812 жыл бұрын
Cant stop listening, brilliant
@gforce1930 Жыл бұрын
My path to discovery of Jamaican ska was through the Clash and Sublime, but I got there eventually.
@bba66696 жыл бұрын
Went to see the Great Legend for his 75th Birthday Celebration at Alexandra Palace London Wicked Show Yes Mr Toots NEVER GROW OLD
@AndreiaDacal4 жыл бұрын
Love Toots blessed rest my brother❤💛💚
@Rueb5 жыл бұрын
What priceless concert footage! Thank you for posting! I love this music! So much energy! I wish I would have found this as a teenager, I would have been much more positive!
@PatternRecognizer9 жыл бұрын
So very good, thank you for sharing. I've loved Toots & the Maytals for years, but had no idea they put on such great live shows. What I would give to have been a fly on the wall in Winterland that decade...
@TankWilliams__Jr Жыл бұрын
There is no better reggae band. Toots is Motown with an island beat, yet so prolific they are in a league of their own. Jah bless. 🔥
@MangwaneZondo-ux2mt Жыл бұрын
Yes I,day man was great.
@rubendariorodriguez60974 жыл бұрын
sad news today, what a powefull man we have lost, the soul of Jamica will be in my heart. RIP man. LOVE
@julieglover64843 жыл бұрын
I have watched this gig over and over, wishing i was the girl who danced with him, jah bless beautiful man 💕 xxx
@juansakura28683 жыл бұрын
LEGENDS, they were unique, love them, how can humans create something so beautifull? respect
@jimshelley88314 жыл бұрын
Rip , so much great music you gave us.
@Moleman_G4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible, it doesn’t get any better than this
@vampirrecs4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4TCfGWPhq5_r7s
@oCinnamonGlaze4 жыл бұрын
What a Legend, Toots. Rest your vibrant soul in peace
@melvinwren8 жыл бұрын
5446 was amazing on this
@petebrady40304 жыл бұрын
So thankful to see this concert live shortly before my 23rd birthday..."my name is L-O-V-E!!" RIP Toots.. you're home now
@MrJeremyactor4 жыл бұрын
You were there?
@petebrady40304 жыл бұрын
@@MrJeremyactor Yes..I lived in SF at the time..my first exposure to Reggae..went out and bought Funky Kingston album afterwards..BTW the video does not do Toots or the audience justice. While quiet at the beginning, Toots had them jamming by the end. Reggae was very new to the "scene" at this time...Played Funky Kingston on Amazon recently and realized it sounded very familiar...it was a while ago.... but the message has not changed..
@MrJeremyactor4 жыл бұрын
@@petebrady4030 That’s awesome! I wanted to see him live but never got to go.
@nonfiksiofficial3 жыл бұрын
LEGEND
@paulbillerey15944 жыл бұрын
Toots rip nice one one love
@earlscott78214 жыл бұрын
Toots you going to be miss so much love you toots
@upsidedahead4 жыл бұрын
“What’s my name? My name is LOVE 💕 “
@missellendiane4 жыл бұрын
RIP Toots- memories of your great talent & dancing on the stage back in the day with you & Noriand the rest-
@rixhie49914 жыл бұрын
Toots Hibbert Forever 🔥🔥🔥
@JohnOShaughnessy4 жыл бұрын
A true LEGEND!! He was in Newcastle last year and I missed him :( RIP
@JoyMinistryy4 жыл бұрын
Reggae teacher, just hear the joy
@steveduncan92564 жыл бұрын
That's the look of happiness, RIP TOOTS
@leepolakoff95514 жыл бұрын
I mean the guy was amazing takes John Denver's lousy song changes one word and made one of my favorite rip thx for the video
@MaximusWolfe4 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t a lousy song and that’s why Toots covered it.
@hooleyqueen4 жыл бұрын
"Country Roads" was the greatest song John Denver ever wrote, and to this day it is one of the most loved and most requested songs of all time. Toots sang the song about his beautiful homeland Jamaica. Instead of West Virginia, he sings West Jamaica. Because of that song I went to West Virginia (from my home on the West Coast of the US) to just see the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River. "Country Roads" (original version) is very popular in Ireland, (the famous Irish Pubs) and everyone sings along.
@TraustiLaufdal3 жыл бұрын
Pure soul 🙏 what a band. 💣💥 what a voice. what a what... 💙🌎💚🌎💜
@tommccarthy30524 жыл бұрын
I was at this show. Santana was the headliner (Borboletta tour? Can't remember). Toot's got a lot of airplay on the local SF station (KSAN) so I had some idea of what I was in for. This show tho' made me a fan for life. * I wanted to comment specifically tho' on the people who were talking about the (dead?) audience. The cameras were/are really close. The people you are seeing are right at the front of the stage and were usually hemmed in by the people behind them - from one of the cameras - there were two - you can see a few more people (there was not a lot of room to move - spent a few nights there myself). Winterland was an ice arena (Ice Follies played there when my mom was a kid - 30's & 40's), so there was a lot of room on the floor, and there was an upper seated level. I was about 30-40 feet back and it was different there. The audio is off the board so you don't hear much of the crowd (unlike the "Frampton Comes Alive" LP - half of it recorded at Winterland - where they mic'd up the audience and mixed it in (and way up) so you got the "feeling" about what it was like to be there). Anyway...the fact that we have this show some 45 years later and that is sounds so good should be enough. Cheers!
@deluxedesserts4 жыл бұрын
thanks for this explanation! Glad you could see it in person (and now, again)!
@tommccarthy30524 жыл бұрын
@@deluxedesserts You're welcome...and yeah it is cool to see these shows I went to...wish some of them had not been lost (there was a fire at the Bill Graham Productions warehouse where they stored a lot of this stuff).
@ipanemasafado31838 жыл бұрын
UNREAL! Love this! And on my way to see him tonight!
@pietrogiay60779 жыл бұрын
fuckin' awesome!! thank you for uploading such great stuff!!
@matkoodub49644 жыл бұрын
They actually invented reggae.. AMAZING TOOTS IS THE MAN!!
@Metroturnstation4 жыл бұрын
One of the best showman Peter tosh icon
@toots87545 жыл бұрын
Love this group !!!!
@senorskank9 жыл бұрын
Saw this concert...wicked and wild!
@slacktalites4 жыл бұрын
Toots is the biggest in Jamica History book. Rest in well, i'll miss you so much.
@jodi1834 жыл бұрын
RIP Toots!
@tomfaulkner66167 жыл бұрын
Time Tough! I go to bed but sleep don't come . . .!
@obxchas4 жыл бұрын
RIP Toots. Thanks for the music. 🕯️
@af4k5 жыл бұрын
Great showman, great band. Audience needs to wake up !!
@gideonogbonna6160 Жыл бұрын
Awesome work brings me back child hood memories
@fgarenatarodrigues4 жыл бұрын
💘GRATIDÃO POR NOS PRESENTEAR COM SUA LUZ, SR. TOOTS! FAÇA UM LINDO VÔO DE VOLTA PARA O CÉU! 🌟🎶💃🕺🌟🎶
@MegaJugMan6 жыл бұрын
Toots is the real root king. IMHO, the king of Reggae. I was exposed to reggae (or at the time: “Ray-gay”) around 1972 when my parents took me took Jamaica for summer family vacation. As the son of a musician, and a young drummer, I can only say... I was addicted. I’ll always love Toots. It is you.