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

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, early rock 'n' roll drummer who played at Sun

J.M. Van Eaton - Mike Dolbear

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

Memphis Flyer Jerry Phillips Remembers J.M. Van Eaton

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