B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker (1962) “Nut Rocker” by B. Bumble & The Stingers, released in 1962, is a lively instrumental that blends classical music with early rock and roll. A reworking of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite “March,” the track was part of a growing trend in the early ‘60s where producers fused classical pieces with rock influences. Producers Kim Fowley and Rod Pierce had already found success with the rock-classical hybrid “Bumble Boogie,” an upbeat version of Flight of the