Peter Tosh
Ska, Musical Artist
1944 – 1987
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Who was Peter Tosh?
Peter Tosh, OM was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers, and who afterwards had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.
Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, and was raised by his aunt. He began to sing and learn guitar at an early age, inspired by American radio stations. After a notable career with The Wailers and as a solo musician, he was murdered in his home during a robbery.
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1944
Westmoreland Parish - Also known as
- Pete Tosh
- Winston McIntosh
- Tosh, Peter
- Winston Hubert McIntosh
- Children
- Religion
- Rastafari movement
- Ethnicity
- Jamaicans of African ancestry
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 11, 1987
Kingston
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on July 23, 2013
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