

About this month's episode:
Toots and The Maytals
Daryl Hall took his groundbreaking web series to sunny Jamaica this month, where he hooked up with legendary reggae group Toots and the Maytals for the 28th and most recent edition of Live From Daryl's House, available starting Feb. 15. The shoot took place at the home of famed reggae DJ "Native" Wayne Jobson in Ocho Rios, where Daryl and Toots Hibbert teamed on an incredible eight-song set that featured Toots and the Maytals classics like "Time Tough," "Reggae Got Soul," "Funky Kingston," "Sweet and Dandy," "Dog War," "Monkey Man" and "54-46 Was My Number," a song Toots wrote after serving a prison sentence for marijuana possession in the mid-'60s, along with a rock steady take on Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams Come True," recently popularized by its use in the film (500) Days of Summer. As on all episodes, there was a chef preparing food for everyone, in this case, Suzanne Couch, who joins Daryl and Toots for "Sweet and Dandy."
Frederick "Toots" Hibbert grew up singing gospel in the church choir, moving to Kingston, Jamaica, when he was 13, where he eventually formed the Maytals, who recorded for legendary Studio One producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, accompanied by the famed studio band the Skatalites. The band went on to work with Prince Buster, Byron Lee and Leslie Kong.
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| 25 Inches of snow around Daryl's parents house in Pa. Great music and just thinking about Jamaica makes me feel warm |
| - T. Coyle |
| I didn't sit still through the whole show Thanks once again! LFDH is so awesome! |
| - Pat Huseman Pgh, PA |
| Thanks for bringing some Island happiness into a very dreary and snowy day here in southern Ohio ... Stay in Jamaica Daryl & enjoy the weather cause it is beyond lousy here in the states ! |
| - Patricia |
| This is my introduction to the series,and i am hooked.Great performances from Toots,Suzanne,Daryl &co.Amazing scenery from a blessed little country.One love. |
| - miguel |
| Indented lines of a dreamers dream. Paradise;) |
| - Allyson |
| Oh Mon! Felt like I was there Jammin'! Best show ever! Thanks, Daryl and Toots for much inspiration! |
| - Mazzy Mars |
| It's a perfect wonder! This just gets better every time! |
| - Miss Daisy |
| 54-46...is a fantastic song! |
| - StraightFingerWater |
| do you sell the music from D's House? |
| - tim harper |
| What a refreshing treat. Daryl you, T-bone, and Toots had the best jam session ever. I so felt the electricity expecially on Dreams. Can't wait until next month. Thank you for keeping the music alive; i.e. why did they mess with We are the World? You and Cyndi Lauper had the best parts. |
| - Danielle |
| Awesome, you guys took me back to school with the show in Jamaica and getting back to reggae roots with Toots. As usual a great show and a good fit for black history month to boot. Not to mention warming up this cold winter. I am amazed that you had time for this given the Jamaican Jazz festival show you had to play in occurring around the same time frame. This also reminds me of the early H2O take on Soldering. Keep up the good work Daryl your an ambassador of good music. |
| - BMT |
| Thanks Daryl for showing what's great about Jamaica...the food, the people and the land! I watched your performance at Jamaica Jazz and was totally blown away. Thanks for embracing us with open arms! Ellan, Kingston, Jamaica. www.myspace.com/ellanedwards |
| - Ellan Neil |
| Thank you for bringing the exquisite Island Ocean to a cold & snowy NJ! Wonderful Music, food, landscapes & history. Great to see you, Mike Braun! |
| - Janice OJL |
| Very enjoyable,all smiles |
| - Gaborka |
| Thanks again for another awsome episode, and Reggae, what a treat. You guys suprise and delight me every 15th. Can't wait till next 15th, but in the meantime I'll enjoy this one many times! |
| - Mod Todd of Jersey |
| How GREAT was that! I am left craving more. What an incedible combination of musical styles!!!! Suzanne is the best!! |
| - Ed |
| If there's anything that could make me take my eyes off young men in tight pants snowboarding, it would be this. Excellent show! |
| - Sinny |
| Outside, here in South Park, Pa. we have around two and a half feet of snow,with more one the way. I just had a fine mini vacation watching LFDH. Thanks. |
| - Sharon Christian |
| with all the snow in the Northeast the past two weeks...this makes my "dream come true"...excellent timing...warm...cool...LFDH... |
| - Jim G. |
| Everyone looked so happy in Jamaica. The shots of the water were breathtaking. It was a refreshing show to watch in the middle of winter. |
| - Jenifer K. in MN |
| That was SOOO much fun!! Loved it!! Thanks for taking us to Firefly as well!! An amazing piece of real estate for sure!! See ya next month! |
| - Kerri |
| What a wonderful show, Daryl. I'm not a fan of that style of music but Dreams was outstanding. You can make any genre something that I want to listen to. Well done. Susan |
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| From Church Music..to Soul..to R&B..to Rock..to Regea..Sweet! |
| - The Reverend WC |