Born on this day in 1945 – American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Leslie West. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain, who had the 1970 US No.21 single ‘Mississippi Queen’, (In 2005, he contributed to Ozzy Osbourne’s Under Cover album, performing guitar on a remake of ‘Mississippi Queen’. He was later a member of West Bruce & Laing. In 2011, due to complications from diabetes, West’s right leg had to be amputated. He died on 22 Dec 2020 age 75, after suffering a heart attack in his home near Daytona, Florida.