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Copy to Clipboard Leslie West (Getty Images) Leslie West has died at 75 years of age, according to reports. West was rushed to a hospital on December 21 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home near Daytona, Florida, but he never regained consciousness. Career West, who was a lead vocalist and guitarist of the hard rock band Mountain, is considered a pioneer in heavy guitar playing with his work s influence stretching across various genres ranging from metal to hip-hop. He was active in the music industry since 1965 and was associated with labels such as Sony, Blues Bureau International and Lightyear. He landed his first professional gig with a Long Island-based group known as The Vagrants, who played garage rock and recorded several singles that were popular in the New York City area. Together, they formed a new group and became Mountain. The group s musical style primarily consisted of hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal.

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