Peter Tosh birthed as Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987), was a Jamaican reggae artist. He was a founding member of the Wailers, together with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, from 1963 to 1976, after which he became a renowned solo performer and Rastafari promoter. He was slain during a home invasion in 1987.
Who is Peter Tosh?
Peter Tosh was born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Westmoreland, Jamaica’s westernmost parish. He was “shuffled among relatives” when his parents abandoned him. McIntosh’s aunt died when he was fifteen, and he went to Trenchtown in Kingston, Jamaica. He first picked up a guitar after hearing a man in the country perform a tune that attracted him.
He spent half a day watching the man play the same song, memorizing everything his fingers did. He then took up the guitar and returned the song to the man. The man then inquired as to who had taught him to play, and McIntosh said that he had.
As an aspiring musician in the early 1960s, Tosh went to vocal coach Joe Higgs, who offered free music instruction to young people. Tosh met Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) and Neville O’Reilly Livingston (Bunny Wailer) through his acquaintance with Higgs. In 1962, he changed his name to Peter Tosh and the trio began singing together. Higgs taught the group to harmonize, and they would frequently perform on Trenchtown’s street corners while honing their music.
What was Peter Tosh’s career?
As an aspiring musician in the early 1960s, Tosh went to vocal coach Joe Higgs, who offered free music instruction to young people. Tosh met Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) and Neville O’Reilly Livings ton (Bunny Wailer) through his acquaintance with Higgs. In 1962, he changed his name to Peter Tosh and the trio began singing together. Higgs taught the group to harmonize, and they would frequently perform on Trenchtown’s street corners while honing their music
Tosh, Marley, and Bunny founded the Wailing Wailers in 1964, together with falsetto singer Junior Braithwaite and backup singers Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. Tosh was the only one in the group who could play musical instruments at first. Tosh was important to the band, according to Bunny Wailer, because he was a self-taught guitarist and pianist who inspired the other band members to learn to play. The Wailing Wailers’ first single, “Simmer Down,” was a massive ska smash, and they had several more successful singles before Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith departed the band in late 1965.
Marley spent part of 1966 in Delaware, USA, with his mother, Cedella (née Malcolm) Marley-Booker, and briefly worked at a local Chrysler plant. In early 1967, he returned to Jamaica with a revitalized passion for music and a new spirituality.
When Marley returned from the United States, Tosh, and Bunny were already Rastafarians, and the three were deeply involved in the Rastafari faith. They quickly christened the musical ensemble the Wailers. Tosh would later explain that the name Wailers was chosen because “wail” implies mourning or, as he put it, “…express one’s feelings vocally.”
He also claims to be the founding member of the group and to have taught Bob Marley how to play the guitar. Tosh also taught the early Wailers how to play instruments, according to Bunny Wailer.
What are some of Peter Tosh’s hit songs?
Below are some of Tosh’s hit songs:
- Johnny B. Goode
- Reggaemylitis
- Legalize It
- Pick Myself Up
- The Poor Man Feel It
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