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singer and the son of

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, also an original member of

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Biography

Tosh was exposed to the music of his father's group

from an early age, his mother, Shirley Livingston, also being the sister of

and half-sister of Claudette Pearl Livingston by

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, the mother of the Wailers' third member,

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, and resulting in the single "Vanity Love". After his father was shot dead in 1987, he performed two songs at his funeral, "Jah Guide" and "Equal Rights". He moved on to work with producer Winston Holness on his debut album, ''Original Man'' on ROHIT Records. This was followed in 1989 by a second album, ''Make Place for the Youth'', which was recorded in the United States and was nominated for a

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. He toured with

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, allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation In 2004, he recorded an album of songs by his father, ''Andrew Sings Tosh: He Never Died''. In 2007, he announced that he was working on his fourth studio album, ''Focus''.Andrew Tosh, a disciple of Peter
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, 9 February 2007 2010, he released an acoustic album dedicated to his father, ''Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh'' produced by himself, his girlfriend Dawn Simpson and legendary Handel Tucker. The album features a duet with Andrew and

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a rendition of "Lessons in My Life" and a song entitled "I Am" which features Bunny Wailer. The album was nominated for a 2011 Grammy for

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. In 2011, he announced that he was working on a new album titled ''Eye to Eye'', featuring

and other guest artists, expecting a 2012 release date.

Albums

*''Original Man'' (1987) ROHIT *''Make Place for the Youth'' (1989) Tomato *''Message From Jah'' (2000) Dressed to Kill *''Andrew Tosh'' (2001) Dressed to Kill *''Andrew Sings Tosh: He Never Died'' (2004) Paras *''Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh'' (2010) Box 10 Entertainment / Tuff Gong *''Eye to Eye'' (2013)

Film, Video

*''Peter Tosh Band with Andrew Tosh: Live''

References

External links

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