Peter Tosh

AKA:

Stepping Razor

Birth Name:

Winston Hubert McIntosh

Birth Date:

October 19, 1944

Birth Place:

Grange Hill, Jamaica

Death Date:

September 11, 1987

Place of Death:

Residence on Barbican Road, St. Andrew, Kingston, Jamaica

Age:

Cause of Death:

Homicide - gunshot wounds

Cemetery Name:

Peter Tosh Monument

Claim to Fame:

Music

Associates:

Bob Marley

Peter Tosh was a Jamaican reggae musician who, along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, was one of the core members of the band the Wailers, after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. As a solo artist Tosh began recording and released his solo debut, Legalize It, in 1976. The title track soon became popular among endorsers of marijuana legalization, reggae music lovers and Rastafari all over the world, and was a favorite at Tosh’s concerts. He continued to record and tour worldwide before he was killed in a home invasion in 1987.

Not-So-Fun-Fact

Although sentenced to death by the Jamaican courts, Dennis Lobban is still on death row more than 30 years after killing Peter Tosh and his two friends.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Peter Tosh Monument

Route A2

Belmont, ,

Jamaica

North America

Grave Location:

Peter Tosh Mausoleum

Grave Location Description

Located 12 miles southeast of Savanna-la-Mar, the Peter Tosh Monument and private mausoleum is located about 1 mile past the jerk stalls at Bluefields Beach Park on your left. A small donation is requested.