title: The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir
author:  Sheila E. 
description: "ExtraordinarySheila E. has produced a standout celebrity memoirIn what is ultimately an inspiring story of survival over adversity and fulfilling her potential as an artist, Escovedos disarming honesty, humble nature, and level-headed sweetness are the memoirs steady beat. (<i>Publishers Weekly (starred)</i>)<br /><br />"Candid and uplifting." (<i>Kirkus</i>)<br /><br />"Engrossing...the memoir has an arresting rhythm...after reading Sheila E.'s moving and restorative story, you will have an even greater appreciation for her as an artist and as a woman." (<i>Essence.com</i>)
zlib_text: Tales from the Road
  
  Stories of Sex, Drums,
  
  and Rock & Roll
  
  from the Music Circuit
  
  of the ’70s, ’80s
  
  and Beyond…
  
  
  
  
  
  by
  
  Bill Bancroft
  
  
  
  
  
  as told to
  
  Colin Conway
  
  
  Tales from the Road
  
  Stories of Sex, Drums, and Rock & Roll from the Music Circuit of the ’70s,
  ’80s and Beyond…
  
  
  
  Copyright (C) 2018 Bill Bancroft and Colin Conway
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or used in any
  form without the prior written permission of the copyright owner(s), except
  for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
  
  
  
  Cover Design by Extended Imagery
  
  
  
  All photographs courtesy of Bill Bancroft unless otherwise noted.
  
  
  I dedicate this book to my children—  
  Erin Marie, Cory John, and Casey William  
  —and to my wife, Sue.
  
  
  
  
  
  And to my late wife, Becky Anne, (1952-2011) who was an inspiration to me for
  the thirty-three years we were together.
  
  
  First and foremost, I am a drummer…  
  I didn’t do it to become rich and famous,  
  I did it because it was the love of 