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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]
Sep 14, 2008 · Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums. 45RPMbyMikeEvans. 106K subscribers. 19K. 3.2M views 15 years ago.
Feb 24, 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 than 30 albums — died on Feb. 14 at a hospice...
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 ...
Let There Be Drums (Nelson-Podolor) by Sandy NelsonSandy’s second top 10 drum-based instrumental (the first was his 1959 debut hit “Teen Beat” https://youtu....
Feb 28, 2022 · 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. He was 83.
Aug 27, 2018 · Sandy Nelson Let There Be Drums. In 1959, Sandy (Sander) had a top 10 hit with the song Teen Beat. A few years later he released his next big hit, Let There Be Drums. It peaked at #7 in 1961.
Feb 14, 2022 · Rock & roll session drummer and recording artist from the 1950s through to the '70s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2020s. Born. December 1, 1938 in Santa Monica, CA. Died. February 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV.
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.
Oct 18, 2010 · Sandy Nelson was the biggest -- and one of the few -- star drummers of the late '50s and early '60s era in which instrumental rock was at its peak. He landed two Top Ten hits, "Teen Beat" (1959) and "Let There Be Drums" (1961), which surrounded his Gene Krupa-inspired solos with cool, mean guitar licks that were forerunners of the surf sound ...