Movie: Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

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Toots Hibbert
Toots Hibbert

Himself

Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff

Himself

Chris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell

Self

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    This is the never-before-told story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica, Toots Hibbert. It features intimate new performances and interviews with Toots, rare archive from throughout his career, and interviews with contemporaries and well-known admirers including Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Marcia Griffiths and Paolo Nutini.

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    2011-02-18

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