Sandy Nelson

Sander Lloyd Nelson was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and 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.

1 December 1938

Born on the same birth day (1 December): Afrânio do Amaral • Allyn Ann McLerie • Carole Monnet • Costinha • Golden Brooks • Larry Walker • Manju Bansal • Marco van Ginkel • Masahudu Alhassan • Mike Denness • Park Hyo-shin • Pat Spillane • Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami • Simon Dawkins • Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1592–1642) • Vance Joy

Born in the same month (December 1938): Alamgir Kabir (film maker) • Andre Marrou • Billy Shaw • Charlie Griffith • Chas Chandler • David Houston (singer) • Enrico Macias • Frank Deford • Jay Arnette • Larry Bryggman • McCoy Tyner • Mirko Kovač (writer) • Noel Picard • Patrick Bauchau • Peter Snell • Red Steagall • Rosalind Cash • Sally Shlaer • Yuri Temirkanov