Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh (1944–1987) was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and founding Wailer whose music and calls for equal rights live on through his family and official archives.
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Peter’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Born
- 19 October 1944 · Grange Hill, Westmoreland, Jamaica
- Birth name
- Winston Hubert McIntosh
- Died
- 11 September 1987 · Kingston, Jamaica
- Known as
- The Stepping Razor
- Breakout
- The Wailers, formed with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer in 1963
Mini bio
How it started.
Tosh’s early musical life included church singing and organ playing. After moving to Trench Town as a teenager, he connected with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. Their group, the Wailers, found an early Jamaican hit with Simmer Down and later reached international listeners through Catch a Fire and Burnin’ in 1973.
A voice of his own.
His solo debut Legalize It arrived in 1976, followed by Equal Rights in 1977. Cannabis law reform, Rastafari and resistance to injustice ran through his work. Bush Doctor brought collaborations with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, including the Jagger duet (You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back.
The music carries on.
Tosh was murdered in 1987. His final studio album, No Nuclear War, received a posthumous Grammy in 1988. Today his family keeps his songs and ideas in circulation through archival videos, reissues, museum activities and Tosh Fest.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 1987No Nuclear WarSolo recording artist
- 1983Mama AfricaSolo recording artist
- 1978Bush DoctorSolo recording artist
- 1977Equal RightsSolo recording artist
- 1976Legalize ItSolo recording artist
Awards
- Grammy Award1988 · No Nuclear War won at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Order of Merit, Jamaica2012 · Posthumous national honour.
- Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo in Silver2023 · South African honour for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid; accepted by his daughter and granddaughter.
Quotes
I make music to uplift, to educate, to liberate.Peter Tosh, quoted on his official website
The official site presents these words as a statement of his musical purpose.
Trivia
- He was an accomplished unicyclist and sometimes rode onstage.
- His distinctive M16-shaped guitar is among the artifacts at the Peter Tosh Museum.
- Mama Africa includes a reggae version of Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode.
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