Leslie West

Leslie West

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Born Leslie Weinstein on October 22, 1945 in New York City, guitar god Leslie West would go on to popularize a specific electric blues guitar sound with his band Mountain. He bought his first guitar with money given to him at his bar mitzvah. After some low-level success with The Vagrants, West released his debut album, Mountain, in 1969. That album established his blues-rock chops, and set the template for the sound of the band, also named Mountain, that he would also form that year with bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer Corky Laing. Their sound, a forerunner to heavy metal, led to the single “Mississippi Queen”, a top 40 hit that became the song most closely identified with West throughout his career. The trio stayed together for just three years, though they would perform and record together intermittently for decades. He formed the trio West, Bruce, and Laing, with regular collaborator Jack Bruce, but they were together briefly. After a pair of solo albums, 1975’s The Great Fatsby and 1976’s The Leslie West Band, West’s addiction issues forced him to retreat from music for nearly a decade. After yet another brief reincarnation of Mountain in the mid ‘80s, he released the solo album Theme in 1988. During his career he collaborated with a wealth of people including such notable artists as The Who, Ian Gillan, and Joe Bonamassa, and appeared in a handful of films as an actor. He would continue to have health issues, and even though he lost a leg due to diabetes in the 2010s, he recorded a trio of albums that decade (2011’s Usual Suspects, 2013’s Still Climbing, and 2015’s Soundcheck) that all went top5 on the U.S. Blues chart. West died on December 23, 2020, prompting public declarations of respect and tribute from a wide swath of music greats including Robbie Robertson, Dave Davies, and Joe Satriani.

Top tracks

11
The Party's Over
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:21
Writer: Willie Nelson / Composers: Willie Nelson
05
Third Degree
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
05:10
Writer: Eddie Boyd / Composers: Eddie Boyd - Willie Dixon
09
Get out My Life Woman
Leslie West
The Man and the Mountain
08:50
02
Mudflap Mama
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:06
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
03
Theme for an Imaginary Western
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:07
Writer: John Bruce / Composers: John Bruce - Peter Constantine Brown
04
You Are My Sunshine
Leslie West
Soundcheck
03:49
Writer: Jimmie Davis / Composers: Jimmie Davis
02
Boom Boom
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
04:31
01
Don't Burn Me
The Leslie West Band
The Great Fatsby
03:05
05
Why Dontcha
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:39
Writer: Jack Bruce / Composers: Leslie West - Jack Bruce - Corky Laing
07
Never in My Life
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:56
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - Leslie West
11
Long Red
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:29
Writer: Norman Landsberg / Composers: Felix Pappalardi - John Ventura - Leslie West - Norman Landsberg
09
Long Red
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:41
Writer: Felix Pappalardi / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Felix Pappalardi - John Elis Ventura - Norman Landsberg
08
The Doctor
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
04:26
Writer: Sandra L. Palmer / Composers: Corky Laing - Jack Bruce - Leslie West - Sandra L. Palmer
04
Standing On A Higher Ground
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
04:27
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Billy F Gibbons - Fabrizio Grossi - Leslie Weinstein
09
Silver Paper
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:26
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - Felix Pappalardi - George Gardos - Gail Collins - Leslie West - Steve Knight
10
Money (Whatcha Gonna Do) / By the River (Medley)
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:12
Writer: Mick Jones / Composers: Leslie West - Corky Laing - Mick Jones
02
Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:52
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins
06
Sittin' On a Rainbow
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
02:15
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - Gail Collins - Leslie West
01
Blood of the Sun (feat. Zakk Wylde)
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:03
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - Leslie West
08
I Feel Fine
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
02:57
Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney / Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
03
Mean Mistreater
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
05:47
08
When A Man Loves A Woman
Leslie West
Still Climbing
05:09
Writer: Calvin Lewis / Composers: Calvin Lewis - Andrew Wright
14
Dreams of Milk & Honey
Leslie West
The Best Of Mountain
03:37
Writer: Leslie West - Norman Landsberg - Felix Pappalardi - John Ventura / Composers: Leslie West - Norman Landsberg - Felix Pappalardi - John Ventura
01
Dyin' Since The Day I Was Born
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:16
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jon Tiven
04
Hit the Road Jack
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:44
04
For Yasgur's Farm
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:17
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - David Rea - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - George Gardos - Gary Ship
10
If Heartaches Were Nickels
Joe Bonamassa
A New Day Yesterday
07:51
12
Mississippi Queen
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
02:29
Writer: Felix Pappalardi / Composers: Corky Laing - David Rea - Felix Pappalardi - Leslie West
08
Blood of the Sun
Leslie West
The Man and the Mountain
03:22
04
Blues Before Sunrise
Leslie West
Collection
04:34
01
Blood of the Sun
Leslie West
Mountain
02:35
Writer: Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins / Composers: Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins
01
Left By The Roadside To Die
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:08
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
02
Busted, Disgusted Or Dead
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:22
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jon Tiven
03
Mississippi Queen (Live)
Mountain
New Year Concert 1971 (Live)
06:13
Writer: David Rea / Composers: Felix Pappalardi Felix - Leslie Weinstein - Corky Laing
07
Hellhound On My Trail
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
04:03
03
Fade Into You
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:08
Writer: Matt Jenkins / Composers: Matt Jenkins - Shane Macanally - Trevor Rosen
02
Give Me One Reason
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:04
Writer: Tracy Chapman / Composers: Tracy Chapman
01
One More Drink For The Road
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:14
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Joseph M. Pizza - Leslie Weinstein
16
Stormy Monday
Leslie West
The Man and the Mountain
07:08
07
People Get Ready
Leslie West
Soundcheck
03:07
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield - Matthew Miller - David Kahne
09
Stand By Me
Leslie West
Soundcheck
02:55
Writer: Ben E. King / Composers: Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller - Ben E. King
09
Dragon Lady
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
03:41
Composers: Unknown
02
I Woke up This Morning
Leslie West
Blue Me
04:35
10
Don't Ever Let Me Go
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:51
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
07
Green River
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:54
06
Legend
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
04:45
Writer: Joseph M. Pizza / Composers: Joseph M. Pizza
03
Here For The Party
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:00
Writer: Gretchen Wilson / Composers: Gretchen Wilson - John Rich - Kenny Alphin

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  • Discography
Albums
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
℗ 2025 West, Bruce & Laing
14-05-2025
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
01
Don't Look Around
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
07:10
Writer: Gail Collins - Sandra L. Palmer - Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi / Composers: Gail Collins - Sandra L. Palmer - Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi
02
Pleasure
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
05:41
Writer: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce - Peter Brown / Composers: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce - Peter Brown
03
Why Dontcha
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
07:32
Writer: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce / Composers: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce
04
Third Degree
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
07:42
Writer: Eddie Boyd / Composers: Eddie Boyd
05
Mississippi Queen
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
02:03
Writer: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi / Composers: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Felix Pappalardi
06
Roll Over Beethoven
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
05:44
Writer: Chuck Berry / Composers: Chuck Berry
07
Powerhouse Sod
West, Bruce & Laing
Live At Circus Krone - Frankfurt, Germany - April 13, 1973
05:05
Writer: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce / Composers: Laurence Laing - Leslie West - Jack Bruce
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Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
Mascot Label Group/Provogue
25-03-2022
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
01
Blood of the Sun (feat. Zakk Wylde)
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:03
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - Leslie West
02
Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:52
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins
03
Theme for an Imaginary Western
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
05:07
Writer: John Bruce / Composers: John Bruce - Peter Constantine Brown
04
For Yasgur's Farm
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:17
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - David Rea - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - George Gardos - Gary Ship
05
Why Dontcha
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:39
Writer: Jack Bruce / Composers: Leslie West - Jack Bruce - Corky Laing
06
Sittin' On a Rainbow
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
02:15
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - Gail Collins - Leslie West
07
Never in My Life
Leslie West
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
03:56
Writer: Gail Collins / Composers: Corky Laing - Felix Pappalardi - Gail Collins - Leslie West
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Soundcheck
Mascot Label Group/Provogue
20-11-2015
Soundcheck
01
Left By The Roadside To Die
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:08
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
02
Give Me One Reason
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:04
Writer: Tracy Chapman / Composers: Tracy Chapman
03
Here For The Party
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:00
Writer: Gretchen Wilson / Composers: Gretchen Wilson - John Rich - Kenny Alphin
04
You Are My Sunshine
Leslie West
Soundcheck
03:49
Writer: Jimmie Davis / Composers: Jimmie Davis
05
Empty Promises / Nothin' Sacred
Leslie West
Soundcheck
03:46
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
06
A Stern Warning
Leslie West
Soundcheck
04:15
Composers: Leslie Weinstein
07
People Get Ready
Leslie West
Soundcheck
03:07
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield - Matthew Miller - David Kahne
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Leslie West Live!
12-08-2015
Leslie West Live!
01
Intro Guitar Solo (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
01:34
02
Never in My Life (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
05:53
03
Theme for an Imaginary Western (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
06:50
04
Third Degree (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
07:46
05
Voodoo Chile (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
06:58
06
Goin' Down (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
04:46
07
Baby I'm Down (Live)
Leslie West
Leslie West Live!
01:36
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Collection
12-08-2015
Collection
01
Boom Boom
Leslie West
Collection
04:31
02
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Leslie West
Collection
05:48
03
Crosscut Saw
Leslie West
Collection
04:08
04
Blues Before Sunrise
Leslie West
Collection
04:34
05
Hit the Road Jack
Leslie West
Collection
03:44
06
Crossroads
Leslie West
Collection
03:55
07
House of the Rising Sun
Leslie West
Collection
04:35
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Still Climbing
Mascot Label Group/Provogue
28-10-2013
Still Climbing
01
Dyin' Since The Day I Was Born
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:16
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jon Tiven
02
Busted, Disgusted Or Dead
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:22
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jon Tiven
03
Fade Into You
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:08
Writer: Matt Jenkins / Composers: Matt Jenkins - Shane Macanally - Trevor Rosen
04
Not Over You At All
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:27
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
05
Tales Of Woe
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:16
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein - Jon Tiven
06
Feeling Good
Leslie West
Still Climbing
04:12
Writer: Anthony Newley / Composers: Anthony Newley - Leslie Bricusse
07
Hatfield Or Mccoy
Leslie West
Still Climbing
03:48
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein - Joseph M. Pizza
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Unusual Suspects
Mascot Label Group/Provogue
20-09-2011
Unusual Suspects
01
One More Drink For The Road
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:14
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Joseph M. Pizza - Leslie Weinstein
02
Mudflap Mama
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:06
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - Jennifer West-Weinstein
03
To The Moon
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
04:51
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein
04
Standing On A Higher Ground
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
04:27
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Billy F Gibbons - Fabrizio Grossi - Leslie Weinstein
05
Third Degree
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
05:10
Writer: Eddie Boyd / Composers: Eddie Boyd - Willie Dixon
06
Legend
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
04:45
Writer: Joseph M. Pizza / Composers: Joseph M. Pizza
07
Nothing's Changed
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects
03:54
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Joseph M. Pizza - Leslie Weinstein
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Blue Me
22-05-2006
Blue Me
01
Blues Before Sunrise
Leslie West
Blue Me
04:33
02
I Woke up This Morning
Leslie West
Blue Me
04:35
03
Four Day Creep
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:18
04
Hit the Road Jack
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:44
05
Standing Around Crying
Leslie West
Blue Me
06:38
06
One Thing on My Mind
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:52
07
Green River
Leslie West
Blue Me
03:54
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Got Blooze
25-04-2005
Got Blooze
01
Baby Please Don't Go
Leslie West
Got Blooze
04:09
02
Third Degree
Leslie West
Got Blooze
04:17
03
Louisiana Blues
Leslie West
Got Blooze
04:53
04
I Can't Quit You
Leslie West
Got Blooze
04:49
05
Riot in Cell Block #9
Leslie West
Got Blooze
03:51
06
House of the Rising Sun
Leslie West
Got Blooze
04:34
07
(Look Over) Yonder's Wall
Leslie West
Got Blooze
03:33
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Guitarded
Voiceprint
20-09-2004
Guitarded
01
Allergic
Leslie West
Guitarded
04:18
Writer: Leslie Weinstein - John Tiven - Sally Tiven / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - John Tiven - Sally Tiven
02
Cross Cut Saw Blues
Leslie West
Guitarded
04:07
Writer: Anthony Hollins / Composers: Anthony Hollins
03
Stormy Monday
Leslie West
Guitarded
07:08
Writer: Aaron Thibeaux Walker / Composers: Aaron Thibeaux Walker
04
Honky Tonk Women
Leslie West
Guitarded
03:17
Writer: Michael Phillip Jagger - Keith Richards / Composers: Michael Phillip Jagger - Keith Richards
05
Hang Me out to Dry
Leslie West
Guitarded
04:02
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein
06
If Heartaches Were Nickels
Leslie West
Guitarded
07:51
Writer: Leslie Weinstein / Composers: Leslie Weinstein
07
The Call
Leslie West
Guitarded
04:13
Writer: Leslie Weinstein - John Tiven - Sally Tiven / Composers: Leslie Weinstein - John Tiven - Sally Tiven
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Blues to Die For
07-10-2003
Blues to Die For
01
Crawling Kingsnake
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
05:08
02
Boom Boom
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
04:31
03
Mean Mistreater
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
05:47
04
I'm Ready
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
04:55
05
Talk To Your Daughter
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
03:59
06
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
05:48
07
Hellhound On My Trail
Leslie West
Blues to Die For
04:03
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As Phat As It Gets
℗ 1999 Mystic Entertainment Group
01-01-1999
As Phat As It Gets
01
Saturation (I'm In Love With You)
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
03:22
Composers: Unknown
02
The Cell
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
04:13
Composers: Unknown
03
Allergic
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
04:16
Composers: Unknown
04
Palace Of The King
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
04:47
Composers: Unknown
05
Stormy Monday
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
07:07
Composers: Unknown
06
I Can't Shake It
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
04:12
Composers: Unknown
07
Tequila
Leslie West
As Phat As It Gets
02:06
Composers: Unknown
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Dodgin' the Dirt
19-11-1993
Dodgin' the Dirt
01
Whiskey Train
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
04:23
02
Daddy Are You Angry
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
04:09
03
New York State of Mind
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
03:18
04
Sambuca
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
02:42
05
Juke Joint Jumpin'
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
02:53
06
Easy Street
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
02:53
07
One Last Lick
Leslie West
Dodgin' the Dirt
02:43
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Alligator
22-08-1989
Alligator
01
Sea Of Fire
Leslie West
Alligator
05:01
02
Waiting For The F Change
Leslie West
Alligator
04:24
03
Whiskey
Leslie West
Alligator
02:17
04
Alligator
Leslie West
Alligator
03:24
05
I Put A Spell On You
Leslie West
Alligator
04:12
06
All Of Me
Leslie West
Alligator
03:06
07
The Stealer
Leslie West
Alligator
02:17
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Theme
01-01-1988
Theme
01
Talk Dirty
Leslie West
Theme
03:37
02
Motherload
Leslie West
Theme
03:10
03
Theme for an Imaginary Western
Leslie West
Theme
04:41
04
I'm Crying
Leslie West
Theme
03:27
05
Red House (Live)
Leslie West
Theme
04:39
06
Love Is Forever
Leslie West
Theme
03:52
07
I Ate It
Leslie West
Theme
02:52
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