Jimmy Van Eaton Dead: Sun Records Drummer Dies at 86
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J.M. “Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, has died.
Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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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
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Jimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock 'n' roll drummer who played at
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Jimmy Van Eaton, early rock drummer who played with the greats at
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Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun
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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
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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