What genre is 54 46 was my number?

Reggae
54-46 That’s My Number/Genres

Who sang 5446 What’s my number?

Toots and the Maytals
54-46 That’s My Number/Artists

Who wrote 5446?

Toots Hibbert
54-46 That’s My Number/Lyricists

What Toots real name?

Frederick Hibbert
Toots Hibbert/Full name

Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, OJ (8 December 1942 – 11 September 2020) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. A reggae pioneer, he performed for six decades and helped establish some of the fundamentals of reggae music.

Who sang 54 46?

Who sang Whats my number?

Why was Toots Hibbert imprisoned?

But the group hit a roadblock in 1967, when Hibbert was arrested for possession of marijuana. He served nine months in jail and, on his release, recorded 54-46 (That’s My Number) – a reference to his prison number.

What killed Toots Hibberts?

11 September 2020
Toots Hibbert/Date of death

Who sang last train Skaville?

Soul Brothers
Jackie Mittoo
Last Train to Skaville/Artists

When did 54-46 That’s my Number come out?

A follow-up version released a year later, “54-46 Was My Number”, was one of the first ska songs to receive widespread popularity outside Jamaica, and is seen as being one of the defining songs of the reggae genre. It has been anthologised repeatedly and the titles of several reggae anthologies include “54-46” in their title.

What was Toots and the Maytals song 54-46 Was my Number?

You give it to me two times (huh-huh) You give it to me three times (huh-huh-huh) You give it to me four times (huh-huh-huh-huh) 54-46 was my number, was my number, man. Right now, someone else has that number. 54-46 was my number, well. Right now, someone else has that number. And I said yeah (I said yeah)

Who was the original singer of that’s my Number?

Leslie Kong. “54-46 (That’s My Number)” is a song by Fred “Toots” Hibbert, recorded by Toots and the Maytals and originally released on the Beverley’s label in Jamaica and the Pyramid label in the UK.

When did Vanilla Ice sing 54-46 That’s my Number?

The punk rock band The Clash paid tribute to the Maytals with their song ” Jail Guitar Doors ” recorded in 1978, which ends with Joe Strummer singing “54-46 was my number, Right now someone else has that number”. It was also covered by Vanilla Ice on his 2011 album, W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus).