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Airto Moreira. Sandy Nelson. December 1, 1938 - February 14, 2022. Sandy Nelson. Drum Solo over 50 years: 1965 and 2015. Sandy Nelson. Sandy Nelson was a prominent session drummer in the 50's and 60's and managed to put some instrumental hits of his own in the top ten. He was born Sander Nelson in 1938 in Santa Monica, California.
Feb 15, 2022 · Versatile drummer. At the age of 20, Sandy Nelson’s first record, “Geronimo” with the Renegades, was chosen to be on the soundtrack of American-International Pictures’ teen exploitation movie “Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow,” according to IMDb. From there, he became a highly versatile and in-demand drummer as a session musician.
Sandy Nelson was a rarity in early rock music; a popular Los Angeles session drummer with a punchy Gene Krupa-inspired style, he also managed to become a star in his own right thanks to the instrumental solo hits "Teen Beat" (1959) and "Let There Be Drums" (1961).
Born in 1938 Sander L. Nelson is a Santa Monica California native who attended high school with Jan and Dean and Phil Spector. In the late 1950’s he cut his teeth as a studio musician and with an assortment of groups including The Renegades, Phil Spector’s Teddy Bears, and The Hollywood Argyles. But he made his personal mark in 1959 with ...
Nov 1, 2022 · Sandy Nelson. Sander Lloyd Nelson was an American Drummer who was born on December 1, 1938, in Santa Monica, California and passed away on February 14, 2022, in Las Vegas. He was the son of Lloyd and Lydia Nelson. Young Sander attended high school with recording stars Kim Fowley, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence.
