Leslie West
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Leslie West was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the band Mountain and for his influential heavy blues-rock playing style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rock guitarist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Mountain
NERFINISHED
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The Vagrants NERFINISHED ⓘ West, Bruce and Laing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1945-10-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-12-23 ⓘ |
| fullName | Leslie Abel Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
heavy metal
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stoner rock ⓘ |
| influentialStyle | heavy blues-rock guitar playing ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
melodic soloing
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powerful guitar tone ⓘ use of Gibson Les Paul Junior guitars ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Climbing!
NERFINISHED
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Mountain (1969 solo album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantucket Sleighride NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Fatsby NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-founding the band Mountain ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mississippi Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Florida
NERFINISHED
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Palm Coast, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| positionInBand | lead guitarist of Mountain ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Provogue Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Voiceprint Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Windfall Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Leslie West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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