Andy West

Infobox musical artist

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Instrument = Bass Guitar
Name = Andy West
Born = birth date and age|1953|2|6
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died =
Alias =
Genre = Rock
Instrumental rock
Fusion

Associated_acts = Dixie Dregs
Mike Keneally
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Years_active = 1970 - Present
URL = [http://www.xen.com xen.com]

Andy West (born February 6, 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, Andy West has been on albums with Mike Keneally, Henry Kaiser, Paul Barrere, Vinnie Moore, and many others. Since 1985 he has simultaneously pursued a career in the software industry while continuing to release albums sporadically.

Discography

With Dixie Dregs

*1975 "The Great Spectacular" (Formally released in 1997)
*1977 "Free Fall"
*1978 "What If
*1979 "Night of the Living Dregs"
*1980 "Dregs of the Earth"
*1981 "Unsung Heroes"
*1982 "Industry Standard"
*1989 "Divided We Stand"
*1992 "Bring 'em Back Alive"
*1994 "Full Circle"
*1997 "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents" - "The Dregs 1979"
*2000 "California Screamin"
*2002 "20th Century Masters: The Best of the Dixie Dregs"

With Others

*1984 T Lavitz - Solo - Landslide Records

*1985 Vinnie Moore - Minds Eye - Shrapnel Records
*1985 Steve Morse Band - High Tension Wires (1 cut, Leprechaun Promenade - originally done as part of a promo for Ensoniq).
*1986 Crazy Backwards Alphabet - SST
*1986 Henry Kaiser (Those who know History are Doomed to Repeat it) - SST
*1994 John French - Waiting on the Flame - Demon Records
*1995 Paul Barrere - If the Phone Don't Ring (recorded 1983) - Zoo/BMG
*1987 Joaquin Lievano - One Mind (1 cut, An Uncommonly Fine Life) Global Pacific Records.
*1995 The Mistakes [ [http://www.keneally.com/discography/mistakes.html Mike Keneally With The Mistakes] ] - (with Mike Keneally, Henry Kaiser, Prairie Prince Immune Records.
*2001 Andy West - Rama 1 - with Mike Portnoy, Mike Keneally, Rod Morgenstein, Toshi Iseda, Jonathan Mover, T Lavitz, Kit Watkins, and Jens Johansson - Magna Carta Records
*2003 fwap

References