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): Doug Mulray • Filippos Petsalnikos • Marco van Ginkel • Martin Rodbell • Marty Marion • Muriel Costa-Greenspon • Patrick Yakowa • Ross Hannaford

Born in the same month (December 1938): Bill Dunk • Billy Shaw • Chas Chandler • Deacon Jones • Dick Sudhalter • Dimitrios Trichopoulos • Enrico Macias • Jay Arnette • Joel Hirschhorn • Jon Voight • Mirko Kovač (writer) • Robert Kahn (computer scientist) • Rosalind Cash • Sally Shlaer • Yuri Temirkanov • Yvonne Minton