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Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) [1] was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has become a classic rock radio staple.
Apr 17, 2021 · As the bassist/co-vocalist with US band Mountain and also a producer for Cream, Felix Pappalardi was a pivotal figure in the rock scene of the late 60s and early 70s. By the early 80s, however, his career was on a steep downward slide and his personal life was in disarray.
Dec 18, 2020 · Felix Pappalardi may not be one of the most recognizable names in the history of classic rock, but he surely helped pave the way to success for countless others. A longtime songwriter, bassist, vocalist, and record producer, Pappalardi was a music school dropout who could play nearly any instrument he picked up with ease.
Apr 17, 2023 · It’s been 40 years since his murder. Jon Butcher, the Boston-based singer-guitarist for the Jon Butcher Axis, knows right where he was on April 16, 1983. Playing the Ritz in New York. On the guest list that night was Felix Pappalardi, whom no one in the band had ever met.
Apr 25, 2017 · The wide-eyed, expressive and impressively built West manned center stage as if the fates conspired to place him there at that moment and time, while former Cream producer Felix Pappalardi stood semi-shadowed to his right unleashing furious bass runs in accompaniment.
Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020.
Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has become a classic rock radio staple.
Felix Pappalardi (1939-1983) was a producer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with seminal 60s rock bands Cream and Mountain.
Felix Pappalardi was most famous as the producer of Cream and the bassist for one of the first American hard rock acts, Mountain; sadly, he's also remembered for the tragic shooting that claimed his life…. Read Full Biography.
Apr 18, 1983 · Felix Pappalardi, a record producer and former bass guitar player for the rock group Mountain, was shot dead yesterday and his wife was charged with his slaying, the police said.
