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Sandy Nelson

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Born
1 December 1938
Born In
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Died
14 February 2022 (aged 83)
Sandy Nelson's song "Teen Beat" rose to #4 on the charts in 1959. Subsequently he signed with the Imperial label and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let There Be Drums", which went to #3 in Britain, and "Drums Are My Beat". All three were instrumentals (a feat seldom, if ever, repeated). 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 &… read more
Sandy Nelson's song "Teen Beat" rose to #4 on the charts in 1959. Subsequently he signed with the Imperial label and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let There Be Drums", which went to #3 in Britain, and "Drums Are My Beat". All three were instrumentals (a… read more
Sandy Nelson's song "Teen Beat" rose to #4 on the charts in 1959. Subsequently he signed with the Imperial label and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let There Be Drums", which went to #3 in Britain, and "Drums Are My Beat". All three were instrumentals (a feat seldom, if ever, repeated). Sander L Nelson was born on 1 December… read more

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1 Play track The Ultimate Sixties Collection Let There Be Drums
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 118 listeners
2 Play track The Very Best Of Sandy Nelson Teen Beat
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 56 listeners
3 Play track The Very Best Of Sandy Nelson Drums Are My Beat
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4 Play track Big Sixties Frat Party!!! Casbah
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5 Let There Be Drums & Drums Are My Beat Drummin' Up a Storm
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6 Teen Beat, 1959 - 1961 Drum Party
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7 Teen Beat, 1959 - 1961 I'm Walkin'
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8 Rockin' Teen Beat I Hear You Knockin'
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9 Play track Let There Be Drums & Drums Are My Beat Teen Beat '65
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10 Boogaloo Beat Alligator Boogaloo
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  1. 11,023 listeners

    1 Jan 1960 · 9 tracks

    Let There Be Drums
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  2. 8,011 listeners

    1975 · 10 tracks

    The Very Best Of Sandy Nelson
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  3. 1,996 listeners

    1 Jan 1960 · 12 tracks

    Plays Teen Beat
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  4. 1,180 listeners

    10 Jan 2013 · 47 tracks

    Teen Beat, 1959 - 1961
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