Sandy West

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sandy West
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Jul 10, 1959(1959-07-10)
Age	65
Date Of Death	2006-10-21
Birthplace	Long Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Sandy West Biography

Sandy West is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on July 10, 1959 in Long Beach, California, United States. Drummer in Hard rock band The Runaways in the 1970s. She was later employed in at a variety of other positions like tending bar or performing construction.

The actress was in The Runaways with She was in The Runaways with Joan Jett..

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. In 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, she was the drummer in the Prisk Elementary School orchestra. 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. Attended Edison High school in Huntington Beach California with actor Willie Aames, playing drums in school bands as Sandy Pesavento. At 15, she met Joan Jett and producer Kim Fowley co- created and formed 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-woman 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. Joan and Sandy met shortly thereafter. The women subsequently played for Fowley, who agreed to help them find other female musicians to round out the band, most notably Lita Ford and Cherie Currie.

She was raised at Long Beach, California.

Sandy West Net Worth

Sandy West is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sandy West 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was given a drum kit at the age of just nine years old. She was introduced to her future bandmates when she turned fifteen years old.

She was played as Stella Maeve in the film The Runaways, which was released in 2010.

Sandy West (July 10, 1959 – October 21, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and drummer. She was one of the founding members of Тhe Runaways, the first teenage all-girl hard rock band to record and achieve widespread commercial success in the 1970s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sandy West Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sandy Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sandy West celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

Is Sandy West still alive?

October 21, 2006

Who in the Runaways died?

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 Dimas, east of Los Angeles. She was 47. The cause was lung cancer, diagnosed a year ago, her manager Mara Fox said.

How old was Sandy West in the Runaways?

47 years (1959–2006)

What happened to the band members of the Runaways?

The Runaways broke up in April, 1979 after Joan Jett left the group to pursue a hugely successful solo career. Lita Ford likewise went on to a successful solo career. Laurie McAllister became a member of the unsuccessful all-girl band the Orchids and now lives in Eugene, Oregon; she no longer performs music.

What happened to Cherie from the Runaways?

After the Runaways, she became a solo artist. Then she teamed up with her identical twin sister, Marie Currie, and released an album with her. Their duet “Since You’ve Been Gone” reached number 95 on US charts. Their band was called Cherie and Marie Currie.