Sandy Nelson

sandy nelson, known for such songs as teen beat, let there be drums, the birth of the beat and played for the ventures (hawaii five-o theme) lives a few blocks away from me. him giving a little lesson

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[prodigyofpeace1983]

Hi Daniel, I believe you're wrong on Sandy playing on Hawaii Five-O. I have the book, Walk-Don't Run: The Story Of The Ventures, & it clearly states that it was Mel Taylor, The Ventures long-time drummer, who played the track. He was the one who brought it to The Ventures because he was working on the Hawaii Five-O soundtrack. Now it is true that Sandy played with them on their albums, and even toured with them in 1962, but I have not found a shred of evidence to say he played on that song.

[danieltrujillo]

@prodigyofpeace1983 you are correct, i simply meant that the ventures was known for that song. ill clarify that

[a10warthog61]

how can i contact him for an autograph? hes my fathers favorite drummer. somebody please help me! whistlingdeathcorsairs at yahoo . com

[Bottomf]

Big Big fan. love this vid.

[djmrjoel]

cool! tell sandy i play his LP's in seattle clubs all the time.

[readyeddy101]

awesome video....so great to hear sandy nelson talk about some of his career moments

[KessiaErba682]

DL the audio from this clip at speedyconversion doht cohm.

[manliter]

Nice to have been playing at that time when the field wasn't so crowded.

[bodexter]

Thanks for posting. How seldom one gets to hear one of the great drummers and musical inspirations -- speak about their own experience.

[simbared]

Thanks for posting this video! Teen Beat was one of my favorite songs on the radio when I was growing up.

[beerrox711]

the master*****

[Marvin0Martian]

I always liked Sandy's drumming. I had most of his albums in the 60's.

Having said that I hope I'm not stepping on anyones cake here but Sandy never played for the Ventures.