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Richard Podolor
Richard Podolor
American record producer and songwriter
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Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
American drummer
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
3
Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
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Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine
American drummer
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The Surfaris
The Surfaris
American surf rock band
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Martin Denny
Martin Denny
American pianist and composer best known for originating the Exotica genre of music
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
8
The Hondells
The Hondells
band
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Del Shannon
Del Shannon
American musician
10
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Ben Tucker
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
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Don Randi
Don Randi
American pianist
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Carlo Mastrangelo
Carlo Mastrangelo
American singer drummer
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Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
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Gary Usher
Gary Usher
American musician
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
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Laurel Aitken
Laurel Aitken
singer
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Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Revere and the Raiders
American band
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Joe Morello
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
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Tony Meehan
Tony Meehan
British musician
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
25
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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The Spotnicks
The Spotnicks
band
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Frank Capp
Frank Capp
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
33
The Knickerbockers
The Knickerbockers
American rock band, formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey, in 1964
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Mongo SantamarĂ­a
Mongo SantamarĂ­a
Cuban musician
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Les McCann
Les McCann
American musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Bud & Travis
Bud & Travis
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Gerry and the Pacemakers
Gerry and the Pacemakers
British band
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Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer
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The Leaves
The Leaves
American garage rock band
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Les Baxter
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer
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The Hollies
The Hollies
English pop group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans
American rock band
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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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The Astronauts
The Astronauts
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Eric Dixon
Eric Dixon
American jazz musician
51
Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands
American pop music singer and actor
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Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
American actor and singer
53
The Rivieras
The Rivieras
US rock band
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
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The Ventures
The Ventures
American instrumental rock band
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Speedy Jones
Speedy Jones
American drummer
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Eddie Rubin
Eddie Rubin
American drummer
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Freddy Cannon
Freddy Cannon
American rock and roll singer
60
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Sander Lloyd Nelson (born December 1, 1938) is an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and was a session drummer on many other well-known hits, and released over 30 albums. He lives in Boulder City, Nevada, and continues to experiment with music on keyboards and piano.