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

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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.

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

Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86

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

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

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

Jimmy Van Eaton, early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun

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

Jimmy Van Eaton Dead: Sun Records Drummer Dies at 86

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