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]

Dec 21, 2020 · Per the New York Times, Sandy West, who was known to be a heavy smoker, was tragically diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005, succumbing to the disease after many treatments on October 21, 2006. West passed away in …

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.

Oct 24, 2006 · Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female ‘70s rock band the Runaways, has died of lung cancer. She was 47. West died Saturday night at a hospice in San Dimas, east...

Nearly ten years ago, Tom Tom gave a throwback shoutout to the 1960s all-female band The Shaggs. Let’s now take a moment to remember pioneering hard rock drummer, Sandy West (1959-2006) of The Runaways (1975-1979).

Oct 24, 2006 · Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female ‘70s rock band the Runaways, has died. She was 47. West died Saturday night of lung cancer at a hospice in San Dimas,...

Dec 7, 2006 · SANDY WEST never scored a Top 40 hit, landed at No. 1 on the album chart or sold out a U.S. football stadium. But when she died of cancer Oct. 21, she took a little piece of rock ‘n’ roll history...

Oct 25, 2006 · SAN DIMAS, Calif., Oct. 24 (AP) — Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female 70’s rock band the Runaways, which she founded with Joan Jett, died on Saturday in San...

Oct 22, 2006 · Sandy West, drummer for the influential '70s band THE RUNAWAYS, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 after a long battle with lung cancer.

Oct 23, 2006 · Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female ’70s rock band the Runaways, which she co-founded with Joan Jett, has died of lung cancer. She was 47.