"Long Red" is a song recorded by

Leslie West Leslie West (born Leslie Abel Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. Life and career Early years: 1 ...

for his first solo album ''

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'' (1969). He performed it with his band

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in 1969, which was later included on '' Live: The Road Goes Ever On'' (1972). The

drum break In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece. A break is usually interpolated between sections of a song, to ...

from this version is one of the most sampled in the history of hip hop music. In 2013, West re-recorded the song for his solo album, '' Still Climbing''.

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