Toots and the Maytals Trivia Questions

The original recording by Toots and the Maytals was included in the 1972 film's soundtrack. The Clash later covered the song in 1980.

Toots and the Maytals formed in the early 1960s in Trench Town, the same Kingston neighborhood that birthed Bob Marley and other reggae legends.

True—his 1968 track 'Do the Reggay' introduced the term. Toots himself claimed he invented the word while singing about a girl named Reggay.

Toots never trained in opera. He grew up singing gospel in church, which gave him his powerful, soulful voice, but opera training is a myth.

Though highly praised, 'Funky Kingston' didn't win Rolling Stone's top album. It did, however, appear on lists of greatest reggae albums of all time.

The band's hit 'Do the Reggay' is widely credited as the first song to use the word 'reggae', defining the genre forever.

The group was originally called 'The Maytals' from the start. Toots never named them 'The Vikings'—that's a mix-up with a different ska band.

Toots and the Maytals won Best Reggae Album at the 2005 Grammys for 'True Love', an album featuring re-recorded hits with guest artists.