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An all-time rock monster of a song, and a perfect '70s rock gem, Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" stands tall as a peak (pardon the pun) example of what American rock music could be. And there's a great story to the song, which we'll learn courtesy of Mountain's own Corky Laing, who brought the song to the band.
Plus:
“When I play Mississippi Queen, I think of Jesus Christ”
Guitar pickup ash trays!
“If you need to beat up a tornado, you throw on Mississippi Queen.”
Mountain’s Corky Laing walks us through the creation of this iconic rock track
“A lot of our brothers and sisters never made it back:” Nantucket Sleighride and the reality of an often-greedy industry
The name of the real Mississippi Queen revealed
The pep-talk/wake-up call Corky Laing got from Warren Haynes
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