Teen Age Party
Sandy Nelson
Imperial High Fidelity LP 12215
1962
From the back cover: "I'm (Nelson) very pleased with the reception people give my music," says the soft-spoken young percussionist who is destined, in the opinion of critics, to become the world's greatest drummer.
When he does, it will be altogether fitting and no surprise to his family since Sandy springs from a lineage that has much greasepaint coursing through the vies of its family tree. His mother' great grandfather was a concert violinist in Europe and another branch of his kin were Danish circus people.
The yen to perform sprang early in Sandy's life. Born in Santa Monica, California, he was only seven when his parents took him to see Gene Krupa play at a Los Angeles theatre. The tremendous display of rhythm and flashy percussion offered by the then-world's greatest drummer made an enormous impact on young Sandy. He asked Santa Claus to bring him a set of drums for Christmas – and when the kindly old gent in the red suit and whiskers complied, he couldn't have known that he was helping launch the career of a young man destined to supplant Krupa at the top of the tympani tribe.
In addition to developing his proficiency at the paradiddle, Sandy also branched out into the study of piano and, while attending University High School in Los Angeles, embarked on a professional musical career. His first job was with a teenage band playing at parties and rock 'n' roll shows, then graduating to sitting in on recording sessions with The Teddy Bears and Gene Vincent.
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Teen Age Party
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