Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

J.M. “Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, died Friday at age 86, a family member said.

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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

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Jimmy Van Eaton, early rock drummer who played with the greats at Sun Records, dies at 86

Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86