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Peter Tosh
Jamaican reggae singer and musician
browse: guitarists, singer-songwriters, recording artists
dead
- born
- 1944
- died
- 1987
- age at death
- 42
- known for
- guitarist, singer-songwriter, recording artist
1944 β 1987

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who peter tosh is
Peter Tosh was a Jamaican musician and reggae singer. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963β1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. Tosh was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion.
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