Leslie West Musical artist

Leslie West (born Leslie Weinstein, October 22, 1945) is an American rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the hard rock band Mountain.

Personal facts

Leslie West
Birth dateOctober 22, 1945
Birth place
New York City

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Musical artist

Career started1965
associated musical artist
Mountain (band)
West Bruce and Laing
The Vagrants
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Heavy metal music
Rock music
Blues rock
Hard rock
instrument
Guitar
Singing
Dean Soltero
Gibson Les Paul Junior
Westone (guitars)
record label
Sony Music Entertainment
Blues Bureau International

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Leslie West on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://home.comcast.net/~gv0000/Mountain_Tour_Archive.htm
  2. http://www.guitarjamdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=821&Itemid=47
  3. http://www.mountainrockband.com
  4. http://www.rivercityamps.com/electra/west_1.jpg
  5. http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/leslie-west-0521-2011.aspx