As a reggae revolutionary who rejected peace in the name of truth and justice, and an outspoken critic of the Jamaican government, Peter Tosh's refusal to compromise nearly cost him his life many times over. He tried to amplify his message by purchasing Jamaica's Radio One. He tried to protect himself by way of African bush doctors and medicine men. He spent years knowing there was a bullet out there with his name on it. And in 1987, when Peter Tosh was 42, that bullet found him. Murdered in his own home by someone he knew. But why? Revenge? Wounded pride? Or was it murder for hire? Who really silenced the great Peter Tosh?
To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com.
To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rick James: Superfreak Is an Understatement
Big Lurch: Hip Hop Cannibal
Keith Moon: Rockstar Excess and a Dead Chauffeur
Marvin Gaye: Father, Father There’s Far Too Many of Us Dying
GG Allin: Live Fast, Die
Brian Jones: To Be On Your Own Like A Sinking Stone
Johnny Paycheck: Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill
Mötley Crüe: Sex, Drugs, and Even More Sex and Drugs: How Are These Dudes Still Alive?
The Death of John Lennon (Pt. 2): “The phony must die, said the catcher in the rye.”
The Death of John Lennon (Pt. 1): “John Lennon, I’m going to kill you, you phony bastard.”
Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?
Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.: The Media Did It
Bob Marley: Rasta Vigilante
Tay-K: A Nationwide Manhunt and Art Imitating Life
The Rolling Stones: Sleeping With the First Lady and Trafficking Heroin
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Hit Me Again and I'll Burn Your House Down
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks, Movement and Murder
Norwegian Black Metal: Satanic Rebellion, Murder and Worse
Sam Cooke: An Insatiable Libido and a Justifiable Homicide
Sid Vicious: Love Kills... Even a Mother's Love?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
Immediately Kinfolk
Turned On
Resident by Hernan Cattaneo
Markus Schulz presents Global DJ Broadcast