Aired February 27, 2007
Many musical styles develop their own unique name, to best convey the sound of the songs. Whether it's Hip-Hop, Be-Bop, Bluegrass, or Rock and Roll, the name of the music says it all. But how that name comes about is another story. As the legend goes, Rock and Roll was coined here in Cleveland, by Alan Freed, inside this very building, that is the Idea Center today.
 Toots Hibbert and Dee Perry |
For another influential musical style - Reggae - the man responsible for coining the term wasn't a DJ, but one of the most influential musicians of the Reggae style - Toots Hibbert. When Toots and the Maytals recorded "Do the Reggay" in 1968, it signaled the beginning of a world-wide love affair with the sweet island sounds of Jamaica. In February the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum honors Reggae music for Black History Month. And recently, Toots Hibbert came to Cleveland to share his story, and some of the songs that made him who he is today. |
 Carlos Jones |
Local reggae master Carlos Jones has picked up the torch lit by Toots Hibbert, Bob Marley and others and carries it proudly forward, here in Northeast Ohio. |
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