By Brian Bonitto—
LEGENDARY reggae singer Toots Hibbert and his Maytal band are slated to be among the performers for the Welcome to Jam Rock Reggae Cruise, on November 14 to 19.
According to concert tour publication Pollstar, Hibert is booked for six performances.
Hibbert had been recuperating from injuries sustained at Dominion Riverrock Festival in the American state of Virginia, in 2013. He was struck on the head with a vodka bottle by a man identified as William Connor Lewis while performing his hit single Country Road.
The wound required several stitches at the VCU Medical Center. The drunken fan was arrested and charged by police.
Lewis was charged with assault and battery. He served a six-month jail sentence. A US$20 million civil suit was also filed. Efforts to contact the singer were unsuccessful.“No comment at this time,” was all his publicist, Andrea Davis, was willing to say.
Toots and The Maytals are known for classic songs such as 54-46, Monkey Man and Bam Bam. They have been one of the top touring reggae acts for over a decade.
The group won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2005 with True Love.
Other performers on the Welcome to Jam Rock Reggae Cruise include Steel Pulse, Sean Paul, Bounty Killer and Mavada, Vegas Junior Reid, Chaka Demus and Pliers, and Romain Virgo.
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