Tag Archives: The Vagrants

Most well-known for featuring Leslie Western on acoustic guitar in his pre-Mountain times, the Vagrants were popular in their house base of Very long Island, NY within the mid-’60s, and recorded some decent singles without approaching a national breakout. Like fellow New Yorkers the Rascals, the Vagrants prominently presented a …

Leslie Western first gained reputation because the lead guitarist for the Vagrants, a locally popular 1960s Long Isle group. Among that group’s singles was made by Felix Pappalardi, a bass participant who also created Cream. Following the Vagrants and Cream split, Pappalardi performed bass on and created West’s debut single …