West, born Leslie Weinstein on October 22, 1945, in New York City, started his rise to fame in the mid-1960s. He was initially a founding member of the soul garage band the Vagrants, of which his ...

Leslie West, the frontman for Mountain who created the hard-rocking, guitar-wailing hit, “Mississippi Queen,” died Wednesday. He was 75.

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2009 file photo, Leslie West of Mountain performs during the Heros of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., marking the 40th anniversary of ...

Leslie West, whose band Mountain helped lay the groundwork for heavy metal with fuzzy, hard-riffing songs such as the cowbell-enhanced “Mississippi Queen,” died Dec. 23 in Palm Coast, Fla.

Leslie West, whose band Mountain helped lay the groundwork for heavy metal with fuzzy, hard-riffing songs like the cowbell-enhanced “Mississippi Queen,” died Wednesday at a hospital in Palm ...

Leslie 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.

Leslie West an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several 70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Palm Coast, Fla.

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.