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Drummer, singer, songwriter and guitarist Sandy West was born as Sandy Pesavento on July 10, 1959 in Long Beach, California and was raised in Huntington Beach. The most athletic of seven sisters, Sandy was an avid surfer and water skier. West began playing the violin as a kid, but soon switched to drums at age nine after her grandfather bought her a drum kit. She started performing in public at age thirteen as the sole female member of a local band. At age sixteen Sandy co-founded the seminal all-female rock group the Runaways in 1975. She was an important member of the band for four years and wrote all her own drum parts. While the Runaways failed to achieve much commercial success in America, they were a huge smash in Japan, where they performed in arenas to sold out crowds and released a live album that went gold. Alas, the Runaways broke up in 1979. West formed her own group the Sandy West Band and released the solo album "The Beat is Back." Unable to support herself as a musician, Sandy worked mainly in construction as well as a small amount of time as both a bar
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Sandy West - Drummer
Early life
Sandy (born Sandy Pesavento) was born in Long Beach, California. When she was 9 years old, her grandfather bought her a drum kit, and being an avid fan of rock and roll acts of the 1960s and 1970s, she began practicing rock music immediately and regularly. She proved to have a natural talent and quickly became a proficient drummer. By the age of 13, she was the only girl in local bands who played at teenage parties. At 15, she met Joan Jett and producer Kim Fowley and formed The Runaways.
The Runaways
Driven by her ambition to play professionally, she sought out fellow musicians and other industry contacts in southern California with the idea of forming an all-girl rock band. In 1975, she met producer Kim Fowley, who gave her the phone number of another young musician in the area, guitarist Joan Jett. When Joan and Sandy met shortly thereafter (Joan took a bus to Sandy's home to play through some songs) there was a palpable synergy between them, and the inception of the eventual Runaways arguably took place that day. The girls subsequently playe
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Sandy West
American rock musician (1959–2006)
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| Birth name | Sandra Sue Pesavento |
| Born | (1959-07-10)July 10, 1959 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2006(2006-10-21) (aged 47) San Dimas, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1972–2006 |
Musical artist
Sandra Sue Pesavento, known professionally as Sandy West (July 10, 1959 – October 21, 2006)[1][2] was an American singer, drummer and songwriter. She was one of the founding members of The Runaways, the first teenage all-girl hard rock band to record and achieve widespread commercial success in the 1970s.[3]
Early life
West was born in Long Beach, California.[4] When she was 9 years old, her grandfather bought her a drum kit,[5] and being an avid fan of rock and roll acts of the 1960s and 1970s, she began practicing rock music immediately and regularly. From 4th through to 6th grade, she was the drummer in the Prisk Elementary School orchestr
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