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.

Title:  Guitarded (2023)

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

Label:  Voiceprint

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Allergic (4:19)

 2.  Cross Cut Saw Blues (4:07)

 3.  Stormy Monday (7:09)

 4.  Honky Tonk Women (3:17)

Side Two:

 1.  Hang Me Out Dry (4:02)

 2.  If Heartaches Were Nickels (7:51)

 3.  The Cell (4:13)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Dragon Lady (3:43)

 2.  Goin' Down (4:47)

 3.  Third Degree (7:34)

Side Four:

 1.  Born To Be Wild (3:08)

 2.  Old Brown Shoe (5:33)

 3.  Theme For An Imaginary Western (6:53)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals on All Tracks

Steve Luongo:  Drums on Tracks:  1/1, 4/1, 4/2

Leo Lyons:  Bass on Track !/1

Brian Mitchell:  Keyboards on Tracks:  !/1, 3/1

Ansley Dunbar:  Drums o Track  1/2

Popa Chubby:  Guitar on Track 1/3

Corky Laing:  Drums on Track 1/4

Ian Gillan:  Vocals  on Track  2/1

Phil Kennmore:  Bass on Track 2/1

Leonard Haze:  Drums on Track 2/1

Joe /Bonamassa:  Guitar,Vocals on Track. 2/2

Greg Allman:  Keyboards, Vocals on Track 2/2

Joe Lynn Turner:  Vocals on Track 2/3

Randy Coven:  Bass on Tracks:  3/1, 3/3, 4/1, 4/3

Ritchie Scarlett:  Bass, Vocals on Track 3/2

Paul Beretta:  Drums on Tracks:  3/2, 3/3, 4/3

Mar Hitt:  Guitar on Track 4/2

Jack Hotop:  eyboards on Track 4/2

Mark Clarke:  Bass on Track 4/2

Guitarded is an album by Leslie West, originally released on January 4, 2005 by Voiceprint, remastered and reissued on January 10, 2023 by Voiceprint, featuring Ian Gillan, Greg Allman, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Lynn Turner, Leo Lyons, Ansley Dunbar, Corky Laing, Randy Coven, Popa Chubby, and many more!.