Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female 1970s rock band the Runaways, died Saturday of lung cancer in San Dimas, Calif. She was 47. West was just 16 when she co-founded ...

Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female ’70s rock band the Runaways, which she co-founded with Joan Jett, died of lung cancer in San Dimas, Calif. On Oct. 21. She was 47 ...

Sandy West, the drummer from the 70s all-female rock group The Runaways, has died of lung cancer at just 47 years old. Lead singer of the band Cherie Curry told the BBC: "It will never be the same for ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandy West, drummer for 1970s female punk rock band the Runaways, has died after a long battle with lung cancer. West, 47, died Saturday in a hospice in San Dimas, Calif., a ...

In the ’70s, there was no other band quite like the Runaways. Formed in Los Angeles in 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley, the band consisted entirely of tough teenage girls who sang and played their own ...

Sandra Sue Pesavento, known professionally as Sandy West (July 10, 1959 – October 21, 2006) was an American singer, drummer and songwriter. She was one of the founding members of The Runaways, the ...