Mountain
- Origin: New York, United States
- Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock
- Years active: 1969-1972, 1973-1974, 1981-1985, 1992-1998, 2001-2010
- Website: www.mountainrockband.com
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Biography
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed on Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist and vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 and has reunited frequently since 1973, remaining active as of November 28, 2009. Best known for their cowbell-tinged song "Mississippi Queen", as well as for their performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, Mountain is one of many bands to be commonly credited as having influenced the development of heavy metal music in the 1970s. The groups musical style primarily consisted of hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal.
Members:
- N.D. Smart - drums (1969)
- Steve Knight - keyboards (1969-1972)
- Felix Pappalardi - bass, lead vocals, keyboards (1969-1972, 1973-1974)
- Corky Laing - vocals, drums, percussion (1969-1972, 1973-1974, 1981-1985, 1992-1998, 2001-2010)
- Leslie West - lead vocals, guitar (1969-1972, 1973-1974, 1981-1985, 1992-1998, 2001-2010)
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums (1973)
- Bob Mann - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1973)
- David Perry - guitar, backing vocals (1973-1974)
- Miller Anderson - bass, vocals (1981-1984)
- Mark Clarke - bass, vocals, keyboards (1984-1985, 1995-1998)
- Richie Scarlet - bass, vocals (1992, 2001-2008)
- Randy Coven - bass, vocals (1993-1994)
- Elvin Bishop - guitar, vocals (1994)
- Noel Redding - bass (1994-1995)
- Rev Jones - bass, vocals (2008-2010)
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