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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]
"Mississippi Queen" is a song by the American rock band Mountain. Considered a rock classic, [5] it was their most successful single, reaching number 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. [6] The song is included on the group's debut album and several live recordings have been issued. [5]
"Long Red" is a song recorded by Leslie West for his first solo album Mountain (1969). [1] He performed it with his band Mountain at Woodstock in 1969, which was later included on Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972). [2] The drum break from this version is one of the most sampled in the history of hip hop music. [3]
Nantucket Sleighride is the second studio album by American hard rock band Mountain, released in January 1971 by Windfall Records in the US and by Island in the UK. It reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart in 1971. [2]
Rock icon Leslie West, guitarist and co-founder of the band Mountain best known for the band's hit "Mississippi Queen," died on Wednesday at the age of 75, CBS News has confirmed. West had gone ...
Mountain is the debut studio album by American rock guitarist and vocalist Leslie West, released in July 1969 by Windfall Records. [2] The album peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 chart. [3] At least five of the album's tracks were played live by Mountain, which has given it the mistaken reputation of being the band's first album. [4]
The lyrics by Pete Brown are mentioned in Brown's autobiography "White Rooms and Imaginary Westerns" (ISBN 978-1906779207) as being in reference to Bruce's erstwhile bandmates Dick Heckstall-Smith and Graham Bond of The Graham Bond Organisation. [1] The following year, "Theme" appeared on Mountain's Climbing! album.
Leslie Abel West (born Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) [2] was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain.