Peter M. Tosh, OM was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers, after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. He was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion.
| Birth name: | Winston Hubert McIntosh |
| Also known as: | Stepping Razor |
| Born: | October 19, 1944, Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica |
| Died: | September 11, 1987, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres: | Reggae, ska, rocksteady, R&B |
| Occupation(s): | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments: | Guitar, vocals, keyboards, melodica, percussions, drums, violin |
| Years active: | 1961–1987 |
| Labels: | Intel-Diplo |
| Associated acts: | The Wailers, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Mick Jagger, Al Anderson |
| Twitter: | Peter Tosh's Twitter profile |
| Instagram: | Peter Tosh's Instagram profile |
| Facebook: | Peter Tosh's Facebook profile |
| IMDb: | Peter Tosh's IMDb |
| Spotify: | Peter Tosh's Spotify |
About Peter Tosh
Jamaican reggae singer who performed with The Wailers from 1963 to 1974 and had a successful solo career, releasing his debut called Legalize It in 1976.
Before Fame
He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of fifteen by watching a local musician before meeting and Bunny Wailer.
Achievement
He released seven solo albums, the last being No Nuclear War, which he made the year of his death.
Family Life
His common law wife's name was Andrea Brown.
Associations
He performed with Bob Marley for many years.
Information related to Peter Tosh
- Bob Marley and the Wailers - Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the earlier ska vocal group, the Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined on.
- Reggae - Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.
- People murdered in Jamaica
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Jamaica)
- Jamaican guitarists
- Unicyclists
- Roots Reggae Library
- The Wailers members
- Murdered reggae musicians
- Converts to the Rastafari movement
- Cannabis music
- Jamaican songwriters
- Jamaican Rastafarians
- Trojan Records artists
- Jamaican male singers
- Jamaican reggae singers
- Anti-apartheid activists
- 20th-century guitarists
Latest information about Peter Tosh updated on February 24, 2021.
