Posted inDeaths (Obituaries) Drums Lewis, Jerry Lee Memphis (Tenn) Nixon, Mojo Pop and Rock Music Riley, Billy Lee Sun Records Van Eaton, Jimmy (1937-2024)
Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86
His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll records by Jerry Lee Lewis and others.