Leslie West

 

Artist:  Leslie West
Birth Name:  Leslie Weinstein
Born:  October 22, 1945.  New York City, New York, USA

Died:  December 23, 2020 (Aged 75).  Palm Coast, Florida, USA
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Leslie West is an American Rock Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter.  He is best known as a founding member of the Hard Rock Band Mountain.  His musical career began with The Vagrants, an R&B and Blue-Eyed Soul-Rock Band influenced by The Rascals.  The Vagrants' recordings were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was also working with Cream on album Disraeli Gears.  In 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi formed the band Mountain with Steve Knight (Keyboards) and Norman Smart, soon replaced by Corky Laing.  They had success with "Mississippi Queen",
which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Charts and No. 4 in Canada.

Artist:  Various Artists

Title:   Legacy:  A Tribute To Leslie West (2022)

Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Provogue Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Blood Of The Sun (feat. Zakk Wylde) (3:03)

 2.  Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) (feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Marty Friedman) (5:52)

3.  Them For An Imaginary Western (feat. Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, Rudy Sarzo, Mike Portnoy, Francesco Saglietti)

 4.  For Yasgur's Farm (fear. Joe Lynn Turner, Martin Barre) (3:17)

 5.  Why Doctcha (feat. Steve Morse, Ronnie Romero) (3:39)

 6.  Sittin' On A Rainbow (feat. Elliot Easton, Ronnie Romero) (2:15)

 7.  Never In My Life (feat. Dee Snider George Lynch) (3:56)

 8.  The Doctor (feat. Robby Krieger, Ronnie Romero) (4:26)

 9.  Silver Paper (feat. Charlies Starr) (3:26)

10. Money (Whatcha Gonna Do/By The River (feat. Randy Bachman) (Medley) (5:12)

11. Long Red (feat. Ungwie Malmsteen, Teddy Rondinelli) (5:29)

12. Mississippi Queen (feat. Slash, Marc LaBelle) (2:29)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Blood Of The Sun (feat. Zakk Wylde) (3:03)

 2.  Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) (feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Marty Friedman) (5:52)

3.  Them For An Imaginary Western (feat. Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, Rudy Sarzo, Mike Portnoy, Francesco Saglietti)

 4.  For Yasgur's Farm (fear. Joe Lynn Turner, Martin Barre) (3:17)

 5.  Why Doctcha (feat. Steve Morse, Ronnie Romero) (3:39)

 6.  Sittin' On A Rainbow (feat. Elliot Easton, Ronnie Romero) (2:15)

Side B:

 1.  Never In My Life (feat. Dee Snider George Lynch) (3:56)

 2.  The Doctor (feat. Robby Krieger, Ronnie Romero) (4:26)

 3.  Silver Paper (feat. Charlies Starr) (3:26)

 4.  Money (Whatcha Gonna Do/By The River (feat. Randy Bachman) (Medley) (5:12)

 5.  Long Red (feat. Yngwie Malmsteen, Teddy Rondinelli) (5:29)

 6.  Mississippi Queen (feat. Slash, Marc LaBelle) (2:29)

Legacy:  A Tribute To Leslie West is the tribute album by Various Artists, released on March 25, 2022 by Provogue Records, featuring Zakk Wylde, Joe Lynn Turner, Dee Snider, Marty Friedman, Robby Krieger, Martin Barre, George Lynch, Steve Morse, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Randy Bachman and many more!.