Origin: Long Island, NY, USA
Mountain originated from Long Island, NY in 1969 with original members Leslie West (guitar, vocals), former Cream and Youngbloods producer Felix Pappalardi (bass, vocals), Steve Knight (keyboards) and Bo Grumpus and Kangaroo alumnus N.D. Smart (drums). Best known for their hard-driving classic 'Mississippi Queen', as well as for their performance at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969, Mountain is one of many bands commonly credited as having influenced the development of heavy metal music in the 1970s. In early 1969, West, who was originally in the R&B band the Vagrants and now playing w…