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Jackie Jackson, Reggae Bassist for Toots and the Maytals, Dies at 79

September 25

Jackie Jackson, the bassist behind landmark recordings by Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley and Paul Simon, has died at 79. Remember his influential bass lines.

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