Bush Doctor
released 1978 label - Rolling Stones Records

During the early 1960s Tosh met Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, who knew his vocal teacher, Joe Higgs. While developing their music, the trio would often play together on street corners in a Jamaican slum known as Trenchtown. Joe Higgs was the man who taught the trio to harmonize. During 1962, he helped[citation needed] organize the band The Wailing Wailers, with Junior Braithwaite and backup singers Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. The Wailing Wailers had a major ska success with their first single, "Simmer Down", and recorded several more successful singles before Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith left the band during late 1965. Marley spent much of 1966 in Delaware in the United States of America with his mother, Cedella (Malcolm) Marley-Booker and for a brief time was working for a nearby Chrysler company factory. He then returned to Jamaica during early 1967 with a renewed interest in music and a new spirituality. McIntosh and Bunny were already Rastafarians when Marley returned from the U.S., and the three became very involved with the Rastafari faith. Soon afterwards, they renamed the musical group The Wailers. Tosh would explain later that they chose the name Wailers because to "wail" means to mourn or to, as he put it, "...express ones feelings vocally". Rejecting the up-tempo dance of ska, the band slowed their music, and infused their lyrics with political and social messages. The Wailers composed several songs for the American-born singer Johnny Nash before teaming with producer Lee Perry to record some of the earliest well-known reggae songs, including "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conqueror", and "Small Axe". Bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother, drummer Carlton Barrett joined the group during 1970. The band signed a recording contract with Chris Blackwell and Island Records company and released their debut, Catch a Fire, during 1973, following it with Burnin' the same year.

During 1973, Tosh was driving home with his girlfriend Evonne when his car was hit by another car driving on the wrong side of the road. The accident killed Evonne and fractured Tosh's skull severely. He survived, but became more difficult to deal with. After Island Records president Chris Blackwell refused to issue his solo album during 1974, Tosh and Bunny Wailer ended their employment with the Wailers, citing the unfair treatment they received from Blackwell, to whom Tosh often referred with a derogatory play on Blackwell's surname, 'Whiteworst'.

Solo careerTosh began recording using the name Peter Tosh, and released his solo debut, Legalize It, during 1976 with CBS Records company. The title track soon became popular among endorsers of marijuana legalization, reggae music lovers and Rastafarians all over the world, and was a favourite at Tosh's concerts.As Marley preached his "One Love" message, Tosh criticized the hypocritical "shitstem". He released the album Equal Rights during 1977.

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Bush Doctor

Tracklist

• (You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back
• Pick Myself Up
• I'm The Toughest
• Soon Come
• Moses The Prophet
• Bush Doctor
• Stand Firm
• Dem Ha Fe Get A Beaten
• Creation