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Iconic guitarist-vocalist Leslie West of rock band Mountain dies at 75 Toggle share menu Advertisement Iconic guitarist-vocalist Leslie West of rock band Mountain dies at 75 Mountain's hit song Long Red became popular among multiple hip-hop artists including Jay-Z, Kanye West and Nas, who sampled the single. (Photo: AFP/Mario Tama) 25 Dec 2020 06:20AM) Share this content Bookmark Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including Mississippi Queen with the popular band Mountain, has die...

LOS ANGELES - Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountai

Mountain rocker Leslie West has died at the age of 75 after a heart attack.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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...

Leslie West, ‘Mississippi Queen’ Rocker, Is Dead at 75 He rose to fame with Mountain, which Rolling Stone called a “louder version of Cream” — a band Mr. West idolized. One of the group’s first gigs was Woodstock. Leslie West with his band West, Bruce and Laing at the Rainbow in London in 1973. “I wanted to have the greatest, biggest tone,” he said of his guitar playing, “and I wanted vibrato like somebody who plays violin in a hundred-piece orchestra.”Credit...Fin Costello/Redferns By Jim Farber Dec. 23, 2020 Leslie West, whose meaty guitar riffs and sna...