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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, âMississippi Queenâ Rocker, Is Dead at 75 He rose to fame with Mountain, which Rolling Stone called a âlouder version of Creamâ â a band Mr. West idolized. One of the groupâs 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 snarling lead lines powered the hit band Mountain through âMississippi Queenâ and other rock anthems of the 1970s, died on Wednesday in Palm Coast, Fla. He was 75. ....
2020/12/25 05:43 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 spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida. Karas said West died from cardiac arrest after being rushed to the hospital. West battled with health issues in the past few years. In 2011, his lower right leg was amputated in a life-saving operation related to his diabetes. Rockers like Gene Simmons and Slash showed support for West on social media a day before his death when it was clear he was in dire condition. Paul Stanley called West a “gentle man and guitar hero” on Twitter. ....