Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites

Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites

Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites

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Top Songs

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Surf Tune
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Stumble Home
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Concussion
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Moody
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Candle Light Drums

Albums

  • Nelsonized

    Sep 2008 • 10 songs

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Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites

Biography

Sandy Nelson was a rarity in early rock music: a popular Los Angeles session drummer with a punchy Gene Krupa-inspired style, he also managed to become a star in his own right thanks to the instrumental solo hits "Teen Beat" (1959) and "Let There Be Drums" (1961). Combining cool, sometimes splashy drum patterns with low, rumbling electric guitar licks, his songs were forerunners of the West Coast surf sound that emerged in the early '60s. After surviving a serious 1963 motorcycle accident that resulted in a partial amputation of his right leg, Nelson readjusted his technique a...
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