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Let There Be Drums
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Wikipedia article
"'Let There Be Drums'" is a 1961 instrumental composed by American drummer Sandy Nelson and guitarist Richard Podolor, who later became a renowned record producer.
Background
The piece is a guitar and drums duet and is an early example of surf music.
Chart performance
It was released as a Sandy Nelson single on Imperial Records X5775 and was a charted hit, reaching No.7 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 and No.9 on the U.S. Cash Box charts (weeks of 2 December and 16 December 1961). Nelson's "Let There Be Drums" was an Australian No.1 single for a week (week of 20 January 1962) and peaked at No.3 on the U.K. singles chart during the weeks of 410 January and 1824 January 1962, becoming the 50th best-selling single in the U.K. during the calendar year 1962.
Cover versions
The Incredible Bongo Band's rendition of this instrumental was the theme music for 'Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling' telecasts on the former ATV in Maritime Canada between the 1970s and the 1980s. It was also featured in "The Tenth Inning" of Ken Burns' 'Baseball'.[http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/09/28/burns_baseball_goes_into_extras/?page=full Feeney, Mark. "Burns takes to the diamond again," 'The Boston Globe', Tuesday, September 28, 2010.] Retrieved February 26, 2022.
References
Category:Songs about drums
Category:1961 songs
Category:1961 singles
Category:Imperial Records singles
Category:Sandy Nelson songs
Category:1960s instrumentals
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