Singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister said, “Leslie West and Mountain are one of the founding fathers of heavy metal. … His voice and guitar will be silenced but his music will live forever.” Survivors include his wife, Jenni Maurer, who was with West when he died Dec. 23 in South Fl...
专辑名:Masters of War 歌手:mountain 发行时间:2007-07-24 简介:by Al CampbellWhen the two original members of Mountain, guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing, along with Richie Scarlet on bass, decided to release their first new record since 2002's Mystic Fire to mark their 35th anniv...
2006 The Road Goes Ever On (Live) Over The Top 1995 About Mountain Led by virtuoso vocalist/guitarist Leslie West, the proto-heavy-metal band Mountain were known for influential hard-rock classics such as the cowbell-propelled 1970 hit “Mississippi Queen.” ...
Leslie West Justin Borucki Leslie West, known best as the frontman and guitarist for rock band Mountain, died on Tuesday (Dec. 22). He was 75 years old. His brother, Larry West Weinstein, shared news on Facebook of the star’s declining health on Sunday, according to Variety.“I am ...
Creatively, Mountain was never the same after the departure of Felix Pappalardi in 1972, and some rock historians have questioned whether or not lead singer/guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing should have continued to use the name Mountain in the '80s, '90s or 2000s -- that they...
It says that his production work with the Vagrants introduced him to Mountain band mate, guitarist, and vocalist Leslie West wherein they worked for the classic songs "Mississippi Queen," "Nant...
[Guitarist] Steve Lukather is the one who played that on “Beat It,” not Eddie Van Halen [who played the guitar solo]. I wanted to say something to Steve when he was in the studio that day.Read part two of our interview with Leslie West here, featuring more about Mountain plus his...
The music world has lost a legendary guitarist as Leslie West has died at the age of 75. West is best known for his work as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the '70s hard rock outfit Mountain. Dean Guitars, who had long endorsed West, revealed the singer's death in a social ...
Woodstock Remembered: Mountain Guitarist Leslie West on Playing the Fest "When we flew over in the helicopter, it felt like something out ofClose Encounters of the Third Kind" Music By Leslie West Top stories newsletter A Cultural Force That Transcends Generations ...
MUSICWHO: Leslie West.WHEN: 8 p.m. Nov. 13.WHERE: Iridium, 1650 Broadway, Manhattan.HOW MUCH:...Beckerman, Jim