Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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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
Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
Vintage Rock - Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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