Leslie West Dies: Guitar Great And Cofounder Of Rock Band Mountain Was 75

Former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl, says he still dreams of playing with the band that propelled him to rock and roll fame. Nirvana hit it big with rock anthems like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come as You Are" in the early 1990s.

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Chris Eldridge Bluegrass legend Tony Rice died on Christmas Day at age 69. To properly memorialize his prowess and spirit, Variety turned to one of his truest acolytes and a recognized contemporary great — Chris Eldridge, of Punch Brothers and Infamous Stringdusters fame (pictured above with Rice in 2001) — who penned the following tribute to his friend and mentor. Tony Rice was the greatest bluegrass guitar player to ever live.

#LeslieWest! I love his playing, singing and writing. A big influence on so many musicians, including myself.

Mississippi Queen, from their debut album Mountain Climbing!, was a roaring, bluesy classic that gave them their biggest hit – a US No 21 – and took up permanent residence on rock radio stations. The title track of their US Top 20 album Nantucket Sleighride (1971) was another totemic song, a doomy hard rock ballad about a nightmarish whaling voyage that became well known in the UK as the theme music from ITV’s current affairs programme, Weekend World.

A member of West Virginia’s Air National Guard was fatally injured while responding to an arson call early Sunday morning, authorities said.  The airman, who was assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, was responding to a mutual aid response call to a structure fire on Charles Town Road when he was fatally injured. Investigators believe that this fire – and another one about three miles away – were set intentionally within 20 minutes of each other.

Leslie West, known best as the frontman and guitarist for rock bandMountain, died on Tuesday. He was 75 years old.

LOS ANGELES -- Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain, has died. He was 75.His spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida.

has confirmed. West had gone into cardiac arrest on Monday and never regained consciousness while in the hospital, according to .«The iconic guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and storyteller has left a legacy that to this day is celebrated by peers and fans across The World,» publicist Steve Karas said in the release.

Rolling Stone that the musician passed away on Wednesday morning (December 23). West entered cardiac arrest on Monday (December 21) and was rushed to a hospital near his home in Daytona, Florida.

Leslie West, guitarist and vocalist for pioneering hard rock band Mountain, has died on Wednesday morning. He was 75.

reported Rolling Stone.On Tuesday, his brother, Larry West Weinstein, wrote on Facebook that West’s heart stopped and he had been put on a ventilator, according to the LA Times.He is survived by his wife Jenni Maurer, whom he married onstage at a 2009 concert commemorating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.West laid down authoritative guitar riffs and chesty yowls in Mountain, a thundering power trio rounded out by Felix Pappalardi on bass and Corky Laing on drums.

Chris Willman Music WriterLeslie West, the singer and guitarist for the hard rock band Mountain, whose fame was cemented by a performance at Woodstock, died Tuesday, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein. He was 75.In a Facebook post on Sunday, West’s brother had alerted fans to the musician’s declining health, writing, “I am asking for all your prayers.

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