American reggae band from San Diego, California. Big Mountain evolved out of the bands the
Rainbow Warriors and
Shiloh around 1991.
They toured and played a diluted form of reggae with a line-up consisting of Quino (vocals), Lance Rhodes (drums, percussion), Billy Stoll (keyboards), Lynn Copeland (bass), James McWhinney (vocals) and Jamaican Tony Chin (lead guitar). Jerome Cruz was the original lead guitarist.
Their biggest hit was a cover of
Peter Frampton's Baby, I Love Your Way, thanks to being featured in the movie
Reality Bites.
Big Mountain was also the first reggae band to perform in China.