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    Sandy Nelson. Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. [1] Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 albums. He was a session drummer on many other well-known hits. [2]

  3. Feb 24, 2022 · Published Feb. 24, 2022 Updated Feb. 26, 2022. Sandy Nelson, one of the few musicians in pop history to score Top 10 hits as a drummer — something he did early in a career that included more ...

  4. Sandy Nelson. Soundtrack: The Outsiders. Born in Santa Monica, California, legendary rock drummer Sandy Nelson seemed destined for a career in music--his best friends in high school were future rock stars Jan Berry and Dean Torrence (later to become the singing duo of Jan & Dean) and Kim Fowley, who became one of the most influential record producers in rock history. When he was 20 years old ...

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    • February 14, 2022
  5. Feb 28, 2022 · Sandy Nelson dies at 83 - "Let There Be Drums!" February 28, 2022 George Lawrence. Sandy Nelson, a drummer whose flashy style and propulsive rhythms helped elevate the importance of the instrument in early rock and roll, died Feb. 14, 2022, in Boulder City, Nev. The cause of death was not reported, however Nelson had been in hospice for some time.

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  6. Share This: Sandy Nelson, a drummer whose flashy style and propulsive rhythms helped elevate the importance of the instrument in early rock and roll, died Feb. 14, 2022, in Boulder City, Nev. The precise cause of death was not reported, however Nelson had suffered a stroke in 2017. He was 83.

  7. Feb 20, 2022 · by Paul Cashmere on February 20, 2022. in News. Sandy Nelson, best known for the 1961 hit ‘Let There Be Drums’, has died at age 83. The track was recently covered by Slade’s Don Powell, ELO ...

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  9. Feb 14, 2022 · Sander L Nelson was born on 1 December 1938 in Santa Monica, California. He attended high school with Jan Berry, Dean Torrence (who together became Jan and Dean), and Kim Fowley. After gaining respect as a session drummer, he played on such well-known songs as "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (Phil Spector's Teddy Bears, 1958), "Alley-Oop" (The ...

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