Sandy Nelson

Sander Lloyd "Sandy" Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the 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. He lived in Boulder City, Nevada, where he continued to experiment with music on keyboards and piano.
His instrumental recording "Teen Beat", on Original Sound Records, rose to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Subsequently he signed with the Imperial label and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let There Be Drums", which went to number 7 on the 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).
==Links to Peel==
Peel would often play tracks from Sandy Nelson on his shows and mentioned on his April 2004 (FSK) programme that he bought a Sandy Nelson album, whilst living in Dallas in the early 60's.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1974
*18 July 1974: Civilization (LP - Compelling Percussion) Imperial
;1979
*21 August 1979: Teen Beat (7")
;1988
*30 August 1988: Civilization (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
;1991
*09 June 1991: Civilization (album - Compelling Percussion) London
*14 June 1991 (BFBS): Civilization (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
;1996
*03 November 1996 (BBC World Service): Casbah (v/a album - Toes On The Nose) Ace
;1999
*11 May 1999: ...And Then There Were Drums (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
*20 May 1999 (Radio Eins): ...And Then There Were Drums (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
;2000
*27 July 2000: Let There Be Drums (v/a CD - Teen Beat 5) Ace
;2002
*09 January 2002: Alexes (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
*10 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Alexes (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
;2003
*10 September 2003: Day Drumming (LP - Drums Are My Beat!) Imperial
;2004
*06 April 2004: Civilization (album - Compelling Percussion) London
*April 2004 (FSK): Civilization (LP - Compelling Percussion) Imperial
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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