CABEL “Jeffrey” Stephenson, former manager of Toots Hibbert, is considering legal action against the late singer’s estate following his victory in the Supreme Court on Wednesday regarding the inte.
Toots Hibbert
Six months after legendary Maytals frontman, Frederick Toots Hibbert, died from complications relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Toots and The Maytals won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with Got to be Tough on Sunday.
The announcement was made from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United State, where the 63rd Grammys were held virtually.
Got to be Tough was released in August by Trojan BMG Records.
Toots Hibbert who led The Maytals for over 55 years, died in his native Jamaica in September at age 77.
The album, co-produced by Zak Starkey for his Trojan Jamaica label, features Toots signature mellowed vocals delivering a burning plea for resilience and strength for a world at the breaking point. The songs addressed various hot-button issues, such as the legacy of slavery and systemic racism in Jamaica, rising economic injustice, and inequities exacerbated by the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pioneering reggae singer and musician Albert Griffiths of roots band The Gladiators has died, his former manager, Cabel ‘Jeffrey’ Stephenson, told
The Gleaner. Griffiths, who had been ailing for some time, passed away on Wednesday morning at his home in St Elizabeth. Born on New Year’s Day, Griffiths was two weeks shy of his 75th birthday.
“Albert stopped touring about 14 years owing to illness and has been at his home in Aberdeen, where he was being cared for very well,” Stephenson said of the vocalist, who recorded blockbuster hit Hello Carol in the late sixties. “It is sad that an entire era of singers is passing away. The Gladiators were one of the first acts signed to Virgin Records and took their career on an international level.”