RIP Leslie West

[micropolitan guy]

Guitarist from "Mountain" dies.

Leslie West, Mountain Guitarist Who Belted 'Mississippi Queen,' Dead at 75

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Stunning he made it that far. I’ve heard some stories.

 

[Chet the Jet]

Born forest hills, queens

 

[misterbc]

****. Played the hell out of Mountain’s first 2 albums in my younger days. “Theme to An Imaginary Western” was such an under rated classic.
RIP, big man.

 

[goalmouth]

Just watched his cameo in The Money Pit. Sorry to hear.

 

[User 149557]

Nothing made my boomer dad madder than when I heard Mississippi Queen on the radio in the early 1990s and called it “that beer song.”

 

[Starman]

"The Great Fatsby," a nickname he took to heart to the extent of titling one of his solo albums in 1975.
In 1970, you'd probably have given 50-50 odds he'd live 20 more years; but I guess he was playing shows up until fairly recently.