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Peter Tosh is tagged as: reggae, roots reggae, roots, rasta, ska

Peter Tosh (October 18, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazing Rastafarian.| 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 Wail...
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Top 10 Peter Tosh Songs
Legalize It
Johnny B. Goode
Bush Doctor
Why Must I Cry
Burial
No Sympathy
Ketchy Shuby
Equal Rights
Whatcha Gonna Do
Brand New Second Hand
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Top 10 Peter Tosh Albums
Legalize It
The Gold Collection
Equal Rights
Honorary Citizen (disc 2)
Mama Africa
Bush Doctor
Wanted Dread & Alive
The Best of Peter Tosh
The Best Of Peter Tosh 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Remedies for Babylon
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