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ARTIST Sue Dewhurst has declared the opening event of her art exhibition Rural Lives ‘a huge success’ and would like to thank all the farmers…

HAVING recently relocated back to Wales from north Yorkshire where she became known as ‘that barn painter,’ artist Sue Dewhurst has been busy…

In honor of Leslie West, listen to Mountain's set at Woodstock in 1969.

Mountain - Climbing! 1970 Debut AMPEX WINDFALL T12 8-TRACK TAPE Only 1 available Climbing!, also known as Mountain Climbing!, is the official debut studio album by American blues-rock band Mountain. Released on March 7, 1970, the album featured the 'classic' Mountain lineup of Leslie West (guitar, vocals), Felix Pappalardi (bass, piano) and Corky Laing (drums, percussion), and followed the West solo album Mountain featuring Pappalardi and drummer Norman Smart, released in 1969 and often credited to the band. Produced by Pappalardi, the album reached number 17 on the American Billboard 200 ...

The Dec. 30 edition of The Boris Rock Show featured a tribute to Leslie West who passed away on Dec. 23 at the age of 75. The Dec. 26 edition of Greasy Tracks also honored West. Click here to check out an archive of the program, while a playlist is here.  Best known for his work with the band Mountain, West, born Leslie Weinstein, began his recording career in 1964 with The Vagrants, a Long Island-based band that also included his brother, Larry, on bass and vocals. The group, which blended blue-eyed soul with rock, recorded a handful of singles and played the metro-New York City club c...