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Peter Tosh

1944 - 1987

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Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October  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. He was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Tosh is the 280th most popular musician (down from 252nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jamaican Musician.

Peter Tosh was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was most famous for his role in the reggae band, The Wailers. He was also a founding member of the Rastafari movement.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Tosh ranks 280 out of 3,175. Before him are Abdel Halim Hafez, Leopold Auer, Louis Vierne, Farid al-Atrash, Snoop Dogg, and Burt Bacharach. After him are Roy Harper, Tansen, Paul Stanley, András Schiff, Henryk Szeryng, and Lars Ulrich.

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Among people born in 1944, Peter Tosh ranks 119. Before him are Gianni Morandi, Nana Akufo-Addo, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Coluche, Keith Emerson, and Max Romeo. After him are Patrick Depailler, Jan Guillou, Michael Nyman, Geneviève Grad, Günter Netzer, and Ram Chandra Poudel. Among people deceased in 1987, Peter Tosh ranks 37. Before him are Joseph Campbell, Luis Federico Leloir, Anthony de Mello, Didier Pironi, André Masson, and Jacqueline du Pré. After him are Yasuo Haruyama, Jaco Pastorius, Erskine Caldwell, James Baldwin, Gretl Braun, and Yakov Zeldovich.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Peter Tosh ranks 9 out of 189. Before him are Grace Jones (1948), John Barnes (1963), Ben Johnson (1961), Usain Bolt (1986), Patrick Allen (1951), and Max Romeo (1944). After him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Marcus Garvey (1887), Violet Brown (1900), Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), and Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Peter Tosh ranks 2. Before him are Bob Marley (1945). After him are Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Desmond Dekker (1941), Prince Buster (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), and King Tubby (1941).

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