Mountain - Founding Member Leslie West Passed Away
Guitar legend and Mountain frontman, Leslie West, one of the most influential and original players to emerge from the late '60s rock scene, has died at the age of 75.
The news was confirmed by Dean Guitars - which West endorsed - on Facebook, with Dean CEO Evan Rubinson adding, "To a man that I truly loved more than most - the funniest, most honest guy I've met."
West had been gravely ill, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein.
On December 21, Weinstein posted on Facebook that West's heart had stopped and he was placed on a ventilator. "I am asking for all your prayers," Weinstein wrote. "[His wife] Jenni is by his side in Florida but it's not looking good. Thanks Jenni, he wouldn't have made it this far without you."
The news was confirmed by Dean Guitars - which West endorsed - on Facebook, with Dean CEO Evan Rubinson adding, "To a man that I truly loved more than most - the funniest, most honest guy I've met."
West had been gravely ill, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein.
On December 21, Weinstein posted on Facebook that West's heart had stopped and he was placed on a ventilator. "I am asking for all your prayers," Weinstein wrote. "[His wife] Jenni is by his side in Florida but it's not looking good. Thanks Jenni, he wouldn't have made it this far without you."
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Rest in peace, Guitar God  Thank you for your music...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62141  |
Rip blues rock legend. He was oversizrd though. Good band.
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| Ocean Sage Posts: 474  |
One of the reasons I picked up a guitar in the first place. RIP Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, & Steven Knight of Mountain
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Written by Bad English on 25.12.2020 at 09:07 And?
---- Best Metal Albums of 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9jaZJRBeBw Best Metal Demos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HtsgSQjV44
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62141 |
Written by skelator on 26.12.2020 at 01:16 Harder to survive even flu and so on.
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62141 |
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album https://www.guitarworld.com/news/all-star-leslie-west-tribute-album
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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