This Day in Jamaican Music

October 19

On October 19 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Peter Tosh (1944), we remember John Holt (2014) and 4 albums dated to this day, including Burnin' by Bob Marley (1973).

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1944 Peter Tosh

    Born in Grange Hill · 82 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

4

Albums and singles in the Listen library dated to this day — press play from any title.

  1. 1973 Burnin'Album

    Bob Marley

  2. 1994 Hi-Bop SkaAlbum

    The Skatalites

  3. 1999 5th ElementAlbum

    Bounty Killer

  4. 2018 The Black AlbumAlbum

    Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Tributes

Remembered on this day

1

Voices we lost on this date. Their music is still in the library.

  1. 2014 John Holt

    Passed at 67 · 12 years ago

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