NUT ROCKER
“Nut Rocker” is an instrumental rock single recorded by American instrumental ensemble B. Bumble and the Stingers that reached number 23 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in March 1962 and went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1962. It was a version of Tchaikovsky’s “March of the Toy Soldiers”, from his ballet The Nutcracker. (More from Wikipedia)
Kim Fowley was the songwriter and record producer for “Nut Rocker”, an adaptation of a section of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky; the artist was given as B. Bumble and the Stingers. The record was a #1 hit in the UK in May 1962 and hit #23 in the US.
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