List of Mountain band members

Mountain was an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in July 1969, the group originally consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Leslie West, bassist and second vocalist Felix Pappalardi, drummer Norman "N. D." Smart and keyboardist Steve Knight.[1] Pappalardi and Smart had performed on West's debut album Mountain earlier in the year (which was also produced by the bassist), and subsequently added Knight to complete the initial lineup of the band of the same name.[1] Later in the year, Smart departed and was replaced by Canadian drummer Laurence "Corky" Laing.[1] The group released three commercially successful albums – Climbing! in 1970, and Nantucket Sleighride and Flowers of Evil in 1971 – before breaking up in early 1972 due to increasing tensions between band members.[2]

By mid-1973, West and Pappalardi had reformed Mountain with new members Allan Schwartzberg (drums) and Bob Mann (rhythm guitar, keyboards), who together released the live album Twin Peaks from their only concert tour.[3] Laing later returned to the group and Mann was replaced by David Perry, with the new lineup's first studio effort Avalanche released the following July.[4] Mountain broke up for a second time after another tour, with its final show taking place on December 31, 1974.[5] West subsequently embarked on a solo career, before reforming Mountain for a third time in 1981 with Laing on drums and Miller Anderson on bass.[6] On April 17, 1983, founding member Pappalardi was killed by his wife and musical collaborator Gail Collins Pappalardi, in what was deemed to be an accidental shooting.[7]

Mountain released Go for Your Life in 1985, which featured new bassist Mark Clarke.[6] Shortly after its release and promotion, the group quietly disbanded again. West and Laing returned as Mountain in 1992, with new bassist Richie Scarlet. After changing personnel again by replacing Scarlet with Randy Coven and later Noel Redding,[8][9] the group released its sixth studio album Man's World in 1996 with a returning Clarke on bass.[10] After another breakup in 1998, Mountain returned in 2001 to record Mystic Fire, which featured session bassist Chuck Hearne alongside West and Laing.[11] For the subsequent touring cycle, Scarlet returned to the band.[12] James "Rev" Jones took over in 2008.[13] Mountain has not performed since late 2010, with West returning to his solo career and Laing forming a new group.

Members

Latest

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Leslie West	1969–1972 1973–1974 1981–1985 1992–1998 2001–2010 2020–present	guitar lead vocals	all Mountain releases
	Corky Laing		drums percussion vocals	all Mountain releases, except Twin Peaks (1974)
	Stuart Hamm	2020–present	bass vocals	none

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Felix Pappalardi	1969–1972 1973–1974	bass keyboards vocals	all Mountain releases from Climbing! (1970) to Avalanche (1974)
	Steve Knight	1969–1972	keyboards	all Mountain releases from Climbing! (1970) to Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972)
	Norman "N. D." Smart	1969	drums	Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972)
	Bob Mann	1973	rhythm guitar keyboards	Twin Peaks (1974)
	Allan Schwartzberg		drums
	David Perry	1973–1974	rhythm guitar backing vocals	Avalanche (1974)
	Miller Anderson	1981–1984	bass vocals	Go for Your Life (1985) – one track only
	Mark Clarke	1984–1985 1995–1998		Go for Your Life (1985) Man's World (1996) Eruption (2004)
	Richie Scarlet	1992–1993 2001–2008		Mystic Fire (2002) – one track only Eruption (2004) Live in Texas 2005 (2006) Masters of War (2007)
	Randy Coven	1993–1994		none
	Noel Redding	1994–1995	bass	Over the Top (1995) – two tracks only
	James "Rev" Jones	2008–2010	bass, vocals	none

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Studio and live albums
Mid – late 1969	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, keyboards, vocals N. D. Smart – drums Steve Knight – keyboards	Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972)
Late 1969 – early 1972	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, keyboards, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion Steve Knight – keyboards	Climbing! (1970) Nantucket Sleighride (1971) Flowers of Evil (1971) Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972)
Band inactive early 1972 – mid 1973
Mid – late 1973	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals Bob Mann – guitar, keyboards Allan Schwartzberg – drums	Twin Peaks (1974)
Late 1973 – late 1974	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, keyboards, vocals David Perry – guitar, backing vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion	Avalanche (1974)
Band inactive late 1974 – 1981
1981–1984	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Miller Anderson – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion	none
1984–1985	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Mark Clarke – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion	Go for Your Life (1985) Eruption (2004)
Band inactive late 1985 – 1992
1992–1993	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Richie Scarlet – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	none
1993–1994	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Randy Coven – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals
1994–1995	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Noel Redding – bass Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	Over the Top new tracks (1995)
1995–1998	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Mark Clarke – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	Man's World (1996)
Band inactive late 1998 – 2001
2001–2002	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	Mystic Fire (2002)
April 2002 – August 2008	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Richie Scarlet – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	Eruption (2004) Live in Texas 2005 (2006) Masters of War (2007)
August 2008 – December 2010	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Rev Jones – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	none
Band inactive December 2010 – April 2020
May 2020 – present	Leslie West – guitar, vocals Stuart Hamm – bass, vocals Corky Laing – drums, percussion, vocals	none

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Mountain: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
2. Ling, Dave (October 15, 2016). "The Story Behind The Song: Mississippi Queen by Mountain". Classic Rock. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
3. Eder, Bruce. "Twin Peaks – Mountain: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
4. "Top Album Picks" (Scan). Billboard. Vol. 86 no. 30. New York City: Billboard Publications, Inc. July 27, 1974. p. 60. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
5. Strong, Martin C. (May 8, 2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: MOJO Books. pp. 672–673. ISBN 978-1841950174.
6. "Mountain – Go For Your Life". DMME.net. July 5, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
7. Huey, Steve. "Felix Pappalardi: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
8. Prato, Greg. "Randy Coven: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
9. "Over the Top – Mountain: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
10. "Man's World – Mountain: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
11. "Mystic Fire – Mountain: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
12. "Ex-Megadeth Bassist, Guitarist To Join Sebastian Bach's Touring Line-Up". Blabbermouth.net. April 27, 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
13. "Former MSG Bassist Rev Jones To Tour With Mountain". Blabbermouth.net. August 29, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2019.