Born on this day in 1945 – American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Leslie West with Mountain, 1970 US No.21 single ‘Mississippi Queen’, and a memebr 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.