Peter Tosh

The Honourable Peter Tosh OM GCOT
Tosh (left) on the Bush Doctor tour in 1978
Background information
Birth name	Winston Hubert McIntosh
Also known as	Stepping Razor
Born	(1944-10-19)19 October 1944 Grange Hill, Jamaica
Died	11 September 1987(1987-09-11) (aged 42) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae ska rocksteady
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar vocals keyboards melodica percussion drums violin
Years active	1961–1987
Labels	Intel-Diplo, JAD Records
Website	petertosh.com

Winston Hubert McIntosh OM GCOT (19 October ^[1] 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.