Leslie West, 63, Englewood, N.J. Guitarist and lead singer for Mountain who lived in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence growing up. I remember hanging out with John Sebastian backstage and he was ...

Leslie West, the singer and guitarist for the hard rock band Mountain, whose fame was cemented by a performance at Woodstock, died Tuesday, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein. He was 75.

Guitarist Leslie West, credited for the hit "Mississippi Queen" and for inspiring new generations of hard-rock guitarists, has died. He was 75. "The iconic guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and ...