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Corky Laing (born Laurence Gordon Laing January 28th, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was the drummer for Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. ... West, Bruce and Laing were a 1970s power trio consisting of Leslie West (guitar and vocals), Corky Laing (drums) and Jack Bruce (bass and vocals). ...


He started in a group called Energy which was produced by Felix Pappalardi. Laing left Energy in 1969 to form Mountain with Pappalardi, Leslie West, and Steve Knight. He also performed in the Mountain off-shoot West, Bruce and Laing which was essentially Mountain with Jack Bruce sitting-in for Pappalardi. Felix Pappalardi (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) is best known as the producer of the psychedelic, blues-inspired rock trio Cream, beginning with their second album, Disraeli Gears. ... Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. ... Leslie West (real last name Weinstein) is a American rock guitarist and singer. ... West, Bruce and Laing were a 1970s power trio consisting of Leslie West (guitar and vocals), Corky Laing (drums) and Jack Bruce (bass and vocals). ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist, especially when he was a member of seminal rock band Cream. ...


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Corky Laing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (130 words)
Corky Laing (born Laurence Gordon Laing January 28th, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was the drummer for Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing.
Laing left Energy in 1969 to form Mountain with Pappalardi, Leslie West, and Steve Knight.
He also performed in the Mountain off-shoot West, Bruce and Laing which was essentially Mountain with Jack Bruce sitting-in for Pappalardi.
Mountain -Corky Laing (820 words)
LAURENCE GORDON LAING was born into a large family with older triplet brothers and a sister on January 26, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
Felix and Leslie West had their differences in terms of positioning, and Corky had to be the Henry Kissinger of the band; the diplomatic mediator.
Laing joined up, although he could not be present when a live album was recorded in 1975.
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