Neal Schon paid tribute to late Mountain frontman Leslie West the best way he knew how – with a guitar solo. The Journey guitarist shared a black-and-white video of a soulful guitar solo to social media, writing “Tribute to Leslie West as he was a major influence on my playing way back.”
Tribute to Leslie West as he was a major influence on my playing way back. RIP Leslie ♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾ pic.twitter.com/ph39EWS4y8
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) December 28, 2020
West died Dec. 23rd at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack. Schon released a new solo album, Universe, earlier this month.
Did you know Leslie West was such an influential musician? Who are some other guitar players that were highly influential?
