Winston Hubert McIntosh

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Winston Hubert McIntosh, better known as Peter Tosh, was a pioneering Jamaican reggae musician and founding member of The Wailers, renowned for his politically charged songs and advocacy for social justice and Rastafarianism.

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Winston Hubert McIntosh canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rastafarian
guitarist
human
political activist
reggae musician
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1987
activeYearsStart 1960
alsoKnownAs Peter Tosh
Stepping Razor
associatedAct Bob Marley
Bunny Wailer
The Wailers Band (post-Marley line-ups)
surface form: The Wailers Band
birthName Winston Hubert McIntosh self-link
causeOfDeath homicide
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica
dateOfBirth 1944-10-19
dateOfDeath 1987-09-11
ethnicGroup Afro-Jamaican
familyName McIntosh
genre reggae
rocksteady
roots reggae
givenName Winston
instrument guitar
keyboards
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath shot with firearm
memberOf Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers
surface form: The Wailers
middleName Hubert
movement Rastafari movement
notableWork Bush Doctor
Equal Rights
Get Up, Stand Up
Johnny B. Goode
surface form: Johnny B. Goode (reggae cover)

Legalize It
Mama Africa
Mystic Man
No Nuclear War
occupation musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
placeOfDeath Kingston, Jamaica
politicalTheme anti-apartheid
legalization of cannabis
social justice
religiousBelief Rastafarianism

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Peter Tosh fullName Winston Hubert McIntosh
Peter Tosh birthName Winston Hubert McIntosh
Winston birthName Winston Hubert McIntosh
subject surface form: Winston Hubert McIntosh
Winston Hubert McIntosh birthName Winston Hubert McIntosh self-link