Real name: Thomas Ralph Picardo, Jr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1967 - 1982

Tommy West (born August 17, 1942, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; died May 2, 2021, Morristown, New Jersey, USA) was an American record producer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and pianist. He frequently worked with Terry Cashman, and together they ran Cashwest Productions, Inc., and founded Lifesong (a subsidiary label of their company Lifesong Records, Inc.) in late 1975. Previously he teamed with Eugene Pistilli and Terry Cashman in several bands. Co-founded Nashville-based MTM Music Group in 1984 with Alan C. Bernard and Howard Stark. Following MTM, founded High Harmony Records label.