Originating in Jamaica in the late 1960s, reggae was brought into British mainstream throughout the 1970s, most notably with bob marley's cover of 'I Shot the Sheriff'. Through John Peel's efforts and Reggae's fusion with Punk Rock the genre became widely popular in the late 1970s. Toots & the Maytals, UB40, Peter Tosh and Bob Marley provided Reggae with its greatest hits in the mainstream music charts.