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Peter Tosh (October 9, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a militant, well-read, trailblazing
Rastafari.
Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, young Peter grew up in Trenchtown, a slum within the Jamaican capital, Kingston. His short-fuse
temper usually kept him in trouble, earning him the nickname Stepping Razor, after a song written by Joe Higgs, an early
mentor. He began to sing and learn guitar at a young age, inspired by the American stations he could pick up on his radio.
He often struggled in Jamaica with his group the Wailers (aka the Wailing Wai ...read more
Peter Tosh (October 9, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a militant, well-read, trailblazing
Rastafari.
Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, young Peter grew up in Trenchtown, a slum within the Jamaican capital, Kingston. His short-fuse
temper usually kept him in trouble, earning him the nickname Stepping Razor, after a song written by Joe Higgs, an early
mentor. He began to sing and learn guitar at a young age, inspired by the American stations he could pick up on his radio.
He often struggled in Jamaica with his group the Wailers (aka the Wailing Wailers - the group included Bunny Wailer and the
world-renowned Bob Marley). Tosh joined them on a tour of England in 1972. This was to become his first step to world fame, as
during this trip the group signed with Chris Blackwells' Island Records. Their first album for this record label was the classic LP
Catch A Fire. This album represented an entirely new breed of reggae, which meshed Jamaican roots riddims with American soul
music and British rock.
A tour of America and Britain followed as well as several successful albums. However, tension grew within the group, especially
between Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, as Tosh witnessed Marley's persona within the group overshadow his own. Both Tosh and
Bunny Wailer left in '75 in pursuit of solo careers.
Tosh's solo career included a series of major hits. « hide |
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