Sunday 24 May 2015

Mountain: 'Mississippi Queen'

28th June 1971: L-R: Bassist Felix Pappalardi, drummer Corky Laing, and guitarist Leslie West of the rock group Mountain perform on stage in front of a psychedelic light show at the Fillmore East, New York City, June 28, 1971. It was the closing night of the club. (Photo by Bob Glass/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" dominated the American rock airwaves in 1970. The band, featuring the intense baritone of singer-guitarist Leslie West and the slamming drums of Corky Laing, sounded positively Southern-fried, but they actually came from Long Island. Due to its appearance in "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band," "Mississippi Queen" is as popular today as it was 40 years back, but we never got a follow-up for this classic rock hit.

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