Leigh Stephens

Leigh Stephens
Genres	Heavy metal, acid rock garage rock, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1968–present
Associated acts	Blue Cheer Silver Metre Pilot

Leigh Stephens is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for being former lead guitarist of the San Francisco psychedelic rock group Blue Cheer.

Stephens has recorded two albums with the band, Vincebus Eruptum and Outsideinside. He has claimed to have been the only member of the band who did not use drugs. His replacement as Blue Cheer's lead guitarist was Randy Holden.

Stephens went on to form Silver Metre in 1969, with Pete Sears, Micky Waller (drummer), and Jack Reynolds (singer), recorded one album at Trident Studios in London, England, released on the National General Records, produced by their manager, FM rock radio pioneer Tom Donahue.

His 1971 album, And a Cast of Thousands featured among other musicians, his fellow bandmembers from the above-mentioned band, together with the power trio Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, together with the two sax players from If, Dave Quincey, Dick Morrissey, and Jethro Tull bassist, Glenn Cornick.

He was ranked number 98 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

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