Artist:Peter Tosh
Song:Downpresser Man
Album:Equal Rights
Of course Peter Tosh was one of the founding members of The Wailers and an icon of Jamaican music. He was born Winston McIntosh Oct. 19, 1944 in Westmoreland, Jamaica. He formed The Wailers with Bob Marley & Bunny Wailer. They had some success in the 60s and Tosh started recording solo in 1971. While The Wailers were breaking through internationally, Marley & Tosh weren't getting along and Tosh left The Wailers in 1975 and signed with Columbia. Equal Rights was his second album for Columbia in 1977. Tosh's music was always more overtly political than Marley's and this reworking of Downpresser Man is a good example. Tosh left Columbia and got the attention of Mick Jagger and signed with Rolling Stones Records. Despite some legal problems, Tosh continued to record great music in the 80s until he was murdered because of a personal dispute on Sept. 11, 1987 at age 42. Sony released Equal Rights with a couple of bonus live tracks in 1999. Here's Peter Tosh performing Equal Rights & Downpresser Man.
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