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Leslie West, who has died aged 75 following a cardiac arrest, could claim to be one of the creators of heavy metal. His band Mountain made a spectacular impact when they played their fourth gig at the original Woodstock festival in August 1969, alongside the likes of the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
The physically huge West had a powerful presence as a singer, but it was his massive, overdriven guitar sound that became the group’s most memorable trademark. Kiss’s Paul Stanley said that: “Leslie’s tone could stop a rhino in full charge.”
Larry West Weinstein, confirmed to
Larry told the magazine that Leslie suffered cardiac arrest Monday at his home near Daytona, Florida, and was was taken to a local hospital, but he never regained consciousness.
In addition, West’s wife confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “Heaven just got a lot louder. Rest now my love.”
West first came to fame as the singer and lead guitarist of the Long Island, New York-based garage band
The Vagrants, which also featured Larry. After leaving the group, West released a debut solo album in 1969 titled
Mountain, then subsequently formed a band named Mountain with bassist
Mountain rocker Leslie West, who performed at Woodstock, dies at 75
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
Leslie West of Mountain performs during the Heros of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, marking the 40th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock concert.AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
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Leslie West, whose band Mountain helped lay the groundwork for heavy metal with fuzzy, hard-riffing songs like the cowbell-enhanced “Mississippi Queen,” has died. He was 75.
His death was confirmed Wednesday by his publicist. On Tuesday, his brother Larry wrote on Facebook that West’s heart had stopped and that he’d been put on a ventilator.
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