A fact from The Gamblers (surf band) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 July 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that The Gamblers' "Moon Dawg!" single is considered by some to be the first surf rock record?
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According to Andrew Hickey's book "California Dreaming: The LA Pop Music Scene and the 60's," Sandy Nelson was not the drummer of the Gamblers, but instead one Rod Schaffer. Hickey seems to have done a lot of research, but he doesn't cite a source. The book seems to be self-published, so that's a strike against it. On the other hand, the source used here is Allmusic.com, which is not necessarily very reliable either. So, I dunno, but I thought it was worth a note here, in case anyone wants to dig deeper. · rodii ·19:41, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]