Peter Tosh refused to attend Bob Marley’s funeral - The Untold Story of Peter Tosh

My name is Ras Dennis, and you are welcome back to another video by Reggae Gist Xtra. On today’s episode, we shall be looking at why Peter Tosh refused to attend Bob Marley’s funeral among other things. If this is your first time watching this channel, kindly click on the subscribe button, like, and hit the notification bell to be the first to watch our next video. #petertosh #bobmarley #reggaemusic #reels #shorts #reggae

[richwalko]

Real reggae fans have always known and respected Peter Tosh

[andreafrancis]

Both men were great. Bob was a revolutionary, but peaceful like Dr. King. Peter was also a revolutionary, outspoken like Malcolm X. I love both men. They both served their purpose on this Earth.

[MatsBP]

Peter Tosh is no joke! Immensely underrated!!!

[sandragayle]

As a black American I love Peter Tosh. I Grew up in foster homes and was beaten badly many times by my foster mother who was caribbean, She did not like me because I am a black American Creole from Louisiana. she came to live here in Louisiana because of the hardship in her country. Tosh gave me the strength to stand strong and stay that way. This was back in the 70's. I found out Tosh was performing here in America so I went to his concert. I wanted to tell him I had adopted him for my blood brother. I got the chance to speak with him. And he listened calmly to me. I think Tosh was way bigger then what your saying here. I am little but I stood next to him and I would say Tosh was more like six feet six He was a big guy! Still I told him why I adopted him. He said to me reaching his hand out. I took his hand he said with a little smile, its a honor my sister. Tosh I well knew did not have any brothers or sisters so I am very honored to be his only sister. Tosh and I are both born in October. He understood what I was going through. I love my big brother and always will. I think a lot of people in Jamaica misunderstood Tosh. I really did not know what he was going to say when I told him I had adopted him. But when he told me its a honor my sister and took my hand I smiled at him and gave him a big hug. So I don't care what any Jamaican say about Peter Tosh he was beautiful and they needed him then and they need him now. And that guy that killed him Tosh did everything he could to help that guy. Tosh was on the world stage but he still treated this guy like a person he had No! Reason to kill my big brother. Tosh was angry with Bob because of Chris Blackwell him Bunny, and Bob were brothers.

[paulmusodza]

Peter himself said he didn't attend because he was in shock . Did not want to see Bob in coffin. Burial song was done long way back before Bob died. It was never meant for Bob funeral. These guys were friends, great friends and eth great friends there is always conflict.

[torksaromuelley]

Peter Tosh was a superstar in his own way, just as Bob Marley was in his. It makes no sense putting one over the other or driving a wedge between the two. They were both legends.

[okoife]

Peter was as big as Bob in Nigeria, bold, straight taker and everything he predicted came to be. Legalise it, "Africa is gonna be free". I met him in Surulere area of Lagos on his visit to Nigeria. The greatest reggae freedom fighter

[jimlutz]

I've been to over 100 concerts in my life. One stands out as my most memorable. It was the summer of 1983. My friend Ralph and I heard on the radio one lazy July morning that Peter Tosh was playing that night at the Pier in NYC. Dennis Brown was the opening act. We hopped in the car with very little cash (about $100) and headed on down. We could only listen to the first act from outside of the 20'' high chain link fencing, as unfortunately we didn't have enough money to scalp tickets that were being sold outside. We were not alone. Hundreds of people were outside the venue, dancing in the street to the music. The perimeter was surrounded by cops, as many were trying to scale the fencing to illegally access the show (and most were being picked off the fence by the cops, with a few getting over), while the opening act was in play. We contemplated doing that ourselves, and so we got situated right next to a heavyset female cop who we thought we could get past during a lull in-between the musical acts. But before we could get the nerve to make a dash up the fence a man (a roadie, perhaps) from inside the venue at the backstage area suddenly opened an access-gate in the fencing that swung inward, and he silently waved his arms for a mob of hundreds to come on in! WIth their backs turned to the "inside-man" who opened the floodgates, the cops were overwhelmed when hundreds stormed the opened gate. Before I knew what was happening, I was picked up by the surging mob and pushed inside the concert arena, crashing into a metal garbage can and tumbling to the pavement just to the right-side of the stage. I stood up and found myself in the front row at the stagefloor of the concert, standing amongst a bunch a dreadlocked rastas, just as Peter Tosh was coming onto the stage. He was smoking a huge chillum pipe. He took a huge puff, and blew a giant cloud right in my face as he began chanting "Pick Myself Up" to begin what was the best concert I ever saw. The Bush Doctor was majestic that night. I have never seen such a commanding prescence on a stage, in any variety of music or in any other form of art.

[ApocalypseBC]

Great artist and man. Overlooked by causal fans but the older people in Jamaica remember him well. He has a place in history.

[mok]

Peter Tosh is a Jamaican and Reggae icon! We must work harder for his name and music be to celebrated!

[musamusashi]

Both Bob and Peter were revolutionaries: they just fought their struggles in different ways.

[kenyoutharchibald]

He was the truth no one wanted to face or hear. 👏👏👏

[alexc.c.]

Hail Peter Tosh! May his music live for ever and ever.

[MrSomethingElse]

Man I remember that day he passed, I was at school and my teacher took me aside and told me, he'd brought two black armbands that we wore all day because he knew I was a fan, sheit... teachers like that are rare! Peter was great, he was always my favorite, thanks brother!

[dahliaforbes]

Love Peter Tosh. He was always my favourite, since I was a little girl. My rebel parents, God rest their souls, always played his records, even in the '70s when his Vampire record was banned. Brave, poetic soul with a beautiful voice.

[DrDoGood]

Well, well well, Someone has finally finally said something about my childhood musical hero. Everyone is talking about peace no one is talking about justices. Thanks Senior Brother Tosh. You made the world better than you found it by speaking the truth no matter what. Your Spirit lives forever.

[faydouglas]

Peter my favourite wailer the man of the hour. I've had the pleasure of meeting and going to his apartment in uptown New York. He use to come by our jewelry store in n Queens said it reminds him of Jamaica. A real man no pretense like he said I am that I am. He really didn't get the recognition that he should have got because he wasn't a kiss ass. He really was a stepping razor. I'll always miss Peter Tosh he stood up for what he believed in you couldn't buy the brother. He's truly a legend. 💕

[jahgirlflo]

He is and always been my favorite. Salute King! Rest in power✊🏽

[dbanjjoseph]

Everybody's wants to go up to heaven but nobody wants to die, rest on legendaries

[mauricemaswiswi]

This documentary adds nothing. All rather inuendo. Yes, Bob and Peter had a tumultous relationship. Remember when Peter Tosh was severely beaten up by the police and was hospitalized? Bob went to see peter in hospital and wept because he could not stand seeing Peter in such a predicament. Bob tried to convince Peter to leave Jamaica at once and of course, Peter refused.

That said, the song Burial was done long before the split of the wailers. It was a solo record by Peter Tosh, and was never intended to mock Bob Marley on his burial. People should also know that Bob Marley paid for the recording costs of Peter Tosh's seminal album Legalize It. Also in one iconic moment, Bob Marley was joined on stage by Peter at Bob Marley's concert in Beverly Hills for the encore song "Get Up Stand Up".

Those are facts that should be highlighted in the documentary, not the spreading of bad vibes long after the death of two childhood friends.