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Do the Reggay
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Wikipedia article
"'Do the Reggay'" is a reggae song by The Maytals, written by Toots Hibbert, produced by Leslie Kong and released on Beverley's in Jamaica and Pyramid Records in the UK in 1968. It was the first popular song to use the word "reggae" and defined the developing genre by giving it its name. At that time, "reggay" had been the name of a passing dance fashion in Jamaica, but the song's connection of the word with the music itself led to its use for the style of music that developed from it.
Toots claimed in a BBC Radio 6 Music interview that he took the word from a slang term for a person who is a bit scruffy or not well kept.
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Category:1968 songs
Category:1968 singles
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:Songs about reggae
Category:Toots and the Maytals songs
Category:Songs written by Toots Hibbert
Category:Song recordings produced by Leslie Kong
Category:Novelty and fad dances
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