Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh (born Winston McIntosh, October 19, 1944- September 11, 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician. He was a member of the Wailers with Bob Marley and Bunny Livingston. He was a Rastafarian and sang very political songs. His songs were a lot more radical than his friend, Bob Marley's, whom he often criticized for selling out to the white mainstream. He also toured with the Rolling Stones and sang a duet with Mick Jagger. He was murdered in his home in Kingston during a robbery in 1987.^[1] His biggest claim to fame was a song titled "Legalize It" in relation to marijuana laws.

Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh (left) on the Bush Doctor tour, 1978
Background information
Birth name	Winston Hubert McIntosh
Also known as	Stepping Razor
Born	October 19, 1944
Origin	Westmoreland, Jamaica
Died	September 11 1987 (aged 42)
Genres	reggae, ska, rocksteady, R&B
Occupation(s)	singer, musician, revolutionary
Instruments	piano, guitar, among others
Labels	Intel-Diplo

Discography

Studio albums

• Negril (1975)
• Legalize It (1976)
• Equal Rights (1977)
• Bush Doctor (1978)
• Mystic Man (1979)
• Wanted Dread And Alive (1981)
• Mama Africa (1983)
• No Nuclear War (1987)
• I Am That I Am (2001)

Live albums

• Captured Live (1984)
• Live at the One Love Peace Concert (2000)
• Live & Dangerous: Boston 1976 (2001)
• Live At The Jamaica World Music Festival 1982 (2002)
• Complete Captured Live (2004)

Compilations

These are the highest rated compilation albums on Allmusic.

• Collection Gold (1994)
• The Toughest (1996)
• The Best of Peter Tosh - Dread Don't Die (1996)
• Honorary Citizen (1997)
• Scrolls Of The Prophet: The Best of Peter Tosh (1999)
• Arise Black Man (1999)
• The Essential Peter Tosh - the Columbia Years (2003)
• Talking Revolution (2005)