Peter Tosh — Stepping Razor
Introduction:
Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), known to the world as Peter Tosh, was one of the three founding members of The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, and one of the most uncompromising, fiercely political and musically gifted artists in the history of reggae. AllMusic calls him "the founder of the pivotal Wailers and later a reggae star on his own, with razor-sharp lyricism." He wrote or co-wrote some of the Wailers' greatest songs — "Get Up, Stand Up", "400 Years", "No Sympathy", "Stepping Razor". As a solo artist he made Legalize It (1976), Equal Rights (1977) and Bush Doctor (1978) — three of the most politically charged and musically powerful albums in reggae history. He was the only reggae artist ever signed to Rolling Stones Records, toured with the Stones, and recorded a duet with Mick Jagger. He won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Performance in 1987 for No Nuclear War — his final album. He was murdered in his home in Kingston on 11 September 1987. He was posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 2012 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Trench Town, The Wailers & The Voice of the Militant:
Born in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, and raised in Trench Town by his aunt after both parents abandoned him, Peter Tosh was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist — guitar, keyboard, melodica, percussion — and the most accomplished musician in the original Wailers. He taught himself on a homemade sardine-pan guitar. When the Wailers formed in 1963 around him, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer in Kingston's Trench Town, Tosh provided both the musicianship and the militant political edge. Songs like "Simmer Down" (1964), their first major hit, and the landmark tracks from Catch a Fire and Burnin' — including the co-written "Get Up, Stand Up" — carried Tosh's unmistakable stamp of righteous fury.
His departure from the Wailers in 1974 — citing unfair treatment from Island Records president Chris Blackwell, whom he nicknamed "Whiteworst" — cleared the way for his solo career. His debut Legalize It (1976), recorded at Treasure Isle, was banned from Jamaican radio but became one of the most celebrated debut albums in reggae history. Its title track — advocating the legalisation of cannabis — became a worldwide anthem and a staple at every Tosh concert for the rest of his life. His 1977 Equal Rights — containing "Stepping Razor", "Downpressor Man" and a definitive solo recording of "Get Up, Stand Up" — is considered one of the greatest reggae albums ever made.
Peter Tosh The Best Of - Track Listing:
01 Johnny B Goode - Peter Tosh.mp3
02 Mama Africa - Peter Tosh.mp3
03 The Poor Man Feel It - Peter Tosh.mp3
04 Steppin' - Razor - Peter Tosh.mp3
05 Get up, Stand Up - Peter Tosh.mp3
06 Burial - Peter Tosh.mp3
07 Legalize It - Peter Tosh.mp3
08 Here Comes The Judge - Peter Tosh.mp3
09 Wanted Dread and Alive - Peter Tosh.mp3
10 Equal Rights - Peter Tosh.mp3
11 Bushman -Chinchilla Intro.mp3
12 Bush Doctor - Peter Tosh.mp3
13 Maga Dog - Peter Tosh.mp3
14 Skanky Dog - Peter Tosh Ft Winston Scotland.mp3
15 Brand New Second Hand - Peter Tosh and the Wailers.mp3
16 Hammer - Peter Tosh.mp3
17 Downpressor Man - Peter Tosh.mp3
18 Bushman -Chinchilla Intro.mp3
19 Maga Dog - Bushman - Sings The Bush Doctor. A Tribute to Peter Tosh.mp3
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Rolling Stones, Grammy & A Life Cut Short:
His 1978 signing to Rolling Stones Records was a landmark moment — the only reggae artist ever to record for the Stones' label. He toured with the Stones, appeared in their "Waiting on a Friend" video, and recorded "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" as a duet with Mick Jagger from the Bush Doctor album. He remained an outspoken opponent of apartheid, inequality and the Jamaican political system throughout his career. His final album No Nuclear War won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Performance — announced just weeks after he was shot and killed in a home invasion robbery in Kingston. He left behind ten children and a body of work of permanent importance to reggae, to Jamaica and to the world.
Key Albums:
- Legalize It (1976, CBS Records) — debut solo album
- Equal Rights (1977) — considered among the greatest reggae albums ever
- Bush Doctor (1978, Rolling Stones Records) — duet with Mick Jagger
- Mystic Man (1979)
- Wanted Dread & Alive (1981)
- Mama Africa (1983)
- No Nuclear War (1987) — Grammy Award Best Reggae Performance
Peter Tosh on Reggae On A Stick: 
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