Today Sandy West, drummer for the rock band the Runaways died today just weeks after the closing of NYC's CBGBs where she sat behind the drum kit with her all-female rock outfit, the Runaways which was also comprised of Cherrie Currie (vocals), Lita Ford (lead guitar), Jackie Fox/ Fuchs (bass) and Joan "Jett" Larkin (rhythm guitar) in 1976 while the group only produced one official "hit" per se which was the cut "Cherrybomb":http://www.thestore24.com/Music/Album.aspx?p_id=P+++++5321&a_id=R++++17065&search=the%20runaways&sec=album&prodid=CHYR237.2si=rhino ...The act, initially contrived as a girl-version-of-the-Ramones, imploded and fell apart after only two years on the road (click header for full bio) but it can be said without conjecture that if it weren't for the Runaway ladies' minor successes the industry might not have been as receptive later on, eventually welcoming acts like the Bangles (though Micki Steele, who Jackie Fuchs replaced early on went to form that group with Susanna Hoffs), the Go-Gos, L7, etc...they proved beyond a doubt that women can rock hard too...hell, Jett's still doing it...I thought I'd give West a little dap because...well just because, yo....
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