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Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM (19 October [1] 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari.
Peter Tosh exploded onto the world stage as an activist and solo artist with his 1976 release, Legalize It! Tosh worked to promote the legalization of herb, equal rights, and to expand Jamaica’s cultural and musical influence.
May 31, 2024 · Peter Tosh (born October 19, 1944, Grange Hill, Jamaica—died September 11, 1987, Kingston) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and a founding member of the Wailers, a popular reggae band of the 1960s and early 1970s.
History - Peter Tosh. Early Years The Wailers Solo Career Legacy. Born Winston Hubert McIntosh in the rural parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica, in 1944, he moved to the notorious slum of Trench Town (so named because it was built on the “trenches” that drained the sewage of nearby Kingston) at age 16.
Hubert Winston McIntosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987), better known by his stage name Peter Tosh, was a talented reggae multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist from...
Mar 1, 2020 · Peter Tosh was a long-standing activist for African liberation. There is evidence of his participation in a Kingston demonstration against the Ian Smith’s white racist minority Government and unilateral declaration of Independence in Rhodesia during the 1960s.
Sep 11, 2018 · Peter Tosh was genuinely revolutionary in his thoughts and ambitions for his music and he really did want to change the world with his lyrics.
Jul 9, 2011 · Peter Tosh: Reclaiming A Wailer The late reggae artist was a founding member of the Wailers, though he never achieved the recognition his bandmate Bob Marley did. New reissues of Tosh's first...
Oct 19, 2011 · Peter Tosh was musical pioneer, a multi-faceted musician, singer, song-writer, composer and performer. Writer Mat Cibula described Tosh as "truly one of the great lyricists of modern times." He was also an authentic political revolutionary artist whose political ideology was Black Nationalism or Pan Africanism.
The official Youtube Account of the Steppin' Razor, Peter Tosh: https://petertosh.com #LegalizeIt.
