From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Let There Be Drums
Let There Be Drums
"Let There Be Drums" • The Ventures on The Ventures Play Telstar and The
Lonely Bull (1963)
Single by Sandy Nelson • Incredible Bongo Band on Bongo Rock (1973) (this
from the album Let There Be Drums version was featured in Ken Burns’ Baseball)
• Bev Bevan of the Electric Light Orchestra. Solo single
B-side "Quite a Beat"
Let There Be Drums/Heavy Head (1976)
Released 1961 • The Tubes on Wild in London (2005)
• Queen + Paul Rodgers on Return of the Champions
Genre Surf
(2005)
Length 2:14 • The Delltones
Label Imperial • 13th Floor Elevators
Writer(s) Sandy Nelson, Richard Podolor
References
Let Drums"
"Let There Be Drums is a 1961 instrumental song com- [1] "Sandy Nelson: Billboard Singles". Allmusic.com.
posed by American drummer Sandy Nelson and guitarist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13774/charts-
Richard Podolor, who later became a renowned record awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 7 February
producer. The piece is a guitar and drums duet and is an 2010.
early example of surf music. It was released as a Sandy [2] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles: Week ending
Nelson single on Imperial Records and was a charted hit, DECEMBER 16, 1961". Cash Box magazine.
reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and #9 on the http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/
Cash Box charts.[2] 19611216.html. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Cover versions were later recorded by notable surf
and rock and roll bands:
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Categories:
• 1961 songs
• The Ventures songs
• The Tubes songs
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