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Mountain was an American hard rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. [1] [2] Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020. [3]
These include Poll an Mhadra Uisce (The Otter's Holt), written with reference to some otters near his family home that would approach when music was played. A further and even better-known example is "The Mist Covered Mountain", inspired by Mount Callan which can be seen from his home in West Clare.
Two line-ups of Mountain in 1970 and 2016. Mountain was an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in July 1969, the group originally consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Leslie West, bassist and second vocalist Felix Pappalardi, drummer Norman "N. D." Smart and keyboardist Steve Knight. Pappalardi and Smart had performed on West's debut album Mountain earlier in the ...
Castle, born Jeffrey Sick, began playing violin at age nine in New York City. He studied privately and performed in school orchestras, all-city and all-state orchestras, and in his high school marching band in Alexandria, Virginia. He began solo performances on the electric violin at the age of 17.
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Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) [1] was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist.He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a classic rock radio staple.
Mist was born Rhys Thomas Sylvester on 2 March 1992 in Birmingham, England. His father hails from Trinidad and Tobago and his mother is a native of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [2] His father was a guitarist in a band that at one point appeared on Top of the Pops. [3]
In 1969, producer/vocalist/bassist Felix Pappalardi organized Mountain. [1] The initial line-up included Leslie West (guitar/vocals) and N.D. Smart (drums). [2] Prior to release of Mountain's debut album, Climbing!, Pappalardi, who had known Knight from prior musical affiliations, added him to the line-up on keyboards. [3]