Wendy McDowell

Wendy McDowell was born in Cocoa Beach, FL; probably a great place to find work with the space program, or as a genie. Instead, she had grand dreams of being a female rock star. A self-taught guitarist, drummer, vocalist, and songwriter, at 15 she began working with bands from the area. In the mid-'80s she joined a girl group called Out of Control. Her first gig with the band was at a rowdy biker bar in Petersburg, where one of the fans actually licked her arm and told her she was a good drummer, even though she was female. A little at a time, McDowell began to leave her spo...