Leslie West, Guitarist for Mountain, Dead at 75

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#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.

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.

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.

Leslie West, the mammoth guitarist whose ringing guitar tones and gravelly voice propelled the rock band Mountain, has died at 75. His death was confirmed by Dean Guitars, but no cause was given.

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