Sandy Nelson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sander L. Nelson, Sander Lloyd Nelson
Rock drummer (1938–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ask Power Questions
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-04-29
bluescomposercountrycountry popfartheroutlaw country
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 67,624
- Total plays
- 307,000
Tags
Rock and Rollinstrumentaloldiesrock n roll60s
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. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lloyd
- Family name
- Nelson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- drummer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Imperial
Show 8 more facts
- nickname
- Sandy
- name in native language
- Sandy Nelson
- birth name
- Sander L. Nelson
- date of birth
- 1938-12-01
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-02-14
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- number of viewers/listeners
- 1659151
via Wikidata · CC0