Sander L. Nelson (born December 1, 1938) is an American
drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had
several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and was a session drummer on many other
well-known hits, and released over 30 albums. He lives in Boulder City, Nevada,
and continues to experiment with music on keyboards and piano.
His first recording, with a band called the Renegades
(Richard Podolor, Bruce Johnston, and Nick Venet), was "Geronimo",
written by Venet, produced by Kim Fowley, and released on the Original Sound
Records label. Although it flopped on the national charts, it charted in some
of the Mid West markets. The song, along with "Charge", is part of
the soundtrack of 1959 film Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow released by American
International Pictures.
Nelson attended high school with Jan Berry, Dean Torrence
(who became Jan and Dean), and Kim Fowley. After gaining respect as a session
drummer, he played on such songs as "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
(Phil Spector's Teddy Bears, 1958), "Alley-Oop" (The Hollywood
Argyles, 1960), and "A Thousand Stars" (Kathy Young and the
Innocents, 1960).
His song "Teen Beat", on Original Sound
Records, rose to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. It sold over
one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Subsequently, he signed with
the Imperial record label, and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let
There Be Drums", which went to number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and
"Drums Are My Beat". In December 1961, the British music magazine,
NME, reported that "Let There Be Drums" had gone Top 10 in both the
United Kingdom and United States. All three were instrumentals (a feat rarely
repeated). Guitar playing on these hits was by co-writer Richard Podolor, later
a songwriter and record producer.
Near the end of 1963, Nelson was in a motorcycle
accident. The injuries necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of
that leg. Nonetheless, Nelson continued to record into the early 1970s,
releasing two or three albums a year, consisting of cover versions of popular
hits plus a few original compositions.
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For “Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat 1959-1961” go here:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/99dp2hf8a8cukmp/SandyNELSON959-1961.7z
Disc 1
1. TEEN BEAT (single version)
2. BIG JUMP
3. DRUM PARTY (single version)
4. BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA (single version)
5. PARTY TIME (single version)
6. THE WIGGLE (single version)
7. BOUNCY (single version)
8. LOST DREAMS (single version)
9. COOL OPERATOR (single version)
10. JIVE TALK (single version)
11. BIG NOISE FROM THE JUNGLE (single version)
12. GET WITH IT (single version)
13. LET THERE BE DRUMS (single version)
14. QUITE A BEAT (single version)
15. TEEN BEAT (LP version)
16. JIVIN' AROUND (Parts 1 & 2)
17. FUNNY FACE
18 THE WIGGLE (LP version)
19. RAINY DAY
20. DRUM PARTY (LP version)
21. IN THE MOOD
22. ALEXES
23. LOST DREAMS (LP version)
24. I'M WALKIN'
25. BOOM CHICKA BOOM
26. PARTY TIME (LP version)
Disc 2
1. COOL OPERATOR (LP version)
2. FEET BEAT
3. LINDA LOU
4. BULLFROG
5. TOUGH BEAT
6. RAUNCHY
7. JIVE TALK (LP version)
8. JUMPIN' JUNGLES
9. THE FLIP
10. BIG NOISE FROM THE JUNGLE (LP version)
11. WALKIN' TO HARTFORD
12. TIM TAM
13. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN'
14. TEQUILA
15. MY GIRL JOSEPHINE
16. BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA (LP version)
17. LET THERE BE DRUMS (LP version)
18. BOUNCY (LP version)
19. THE BIRTH OF THE BEAT
20. QUITE A BEAT (LP version)
21. GET WITH IT (LP version)
The late '50s/early '60s were the 'Golden Era' for Rock & Roll Instrumentals and Sandy Nelson was by far the biggest drum star of the era. Already a well-known session drummer by the time he was in his late teens, his first solo record, 'Teen Beat', became a million-selling worldwide hit in 1959. In 1961 he scored an even bigger international hit with 'Let There Be Drums', which in turn span off a million-selling LP of the same title.
On this compilation Jasmine also feature his first seven singles plus his first three LPs. Much of this material has been unavailable on CD for many years.
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Thanks - You've got a great blog and I've always had a soft spot for Sandy.
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Thanks bostig. I forgot to remove pw from original link.
Regards, Bob
Many thanks for Sandy!
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