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, pioneering rock 'n' roll drummer who spent 4 decades selling bonds after backing Jerry Lee Lewis, dies at 86