Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat
Teen Beat / Big Jump
Top Rank JAR 197 (1959)
Sandy Nelson (1/12/1938-14/02/2022) was one of the best known modern jazz and rock drummers of the late 50s & early 60s. Born in Santa Monica, California, Sandy first recorded with a band called The Renegades who released a 45 entitled "Geronimo".
The single was a reasonable hit in the mid west states, even featuring in the 1959 film "Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow".
Sandy was also known as an experienced session musician, playing drums on the Teddy Bears' "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (1958), The Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop" (1960) and Kathy Young and the Innocents' "A Thousand Stars" (1960).
This 45 was recorded and released in 1959 and hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also #9 on the UK charts.
The guitar was played on the recording by co-writer Richard Podolor, later a songwriter and record producer, and the piano was by Bruce Johnston, later a member of The Beach Boys.
A re-recorded version, released as a single in 1964 and titled "Teen Beat '65", also made the Billboard charts.
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