Leigh Stephens

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Leigh Stephens
Instrument = Guitar
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist
Genre = Garage rock, Hard rock, Protopunk, Blues rock, Psychedelic rock
Years_active = 1968 – Present
Associated_acts = Blue Cheer

Leigh Stephens is an American guitarist and songwriter.

Stephens became famous as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the San Francisco psychedelic rock group Blue Cheer. He was ranked number 98 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. [Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/] ] He has claimed to have been the only member of the band who didn't use drugs. [From allmusic profile [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pftxq95ldde~T1] ] His replacement as Blue Cheer's lead guitarist was Randy Holden. Leigh went on to form "Silver Metre" in 1969, with Pete Sears and Micky Waller, releasing one album, Silver Metre on National General Records.

References

External links

[http://leighstephens.net/ Leigh Stephens Official Website] [http://leighstephens.com/ Leigh Stephens Fan Site] by [http://www.birdsongguitars.com/ Birdsong Guitars]