Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86 - The New York Times
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Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86
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Jimmy Van Eaton Dead: Sun Records Drummer Dies at 86
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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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Popular Culture Presented by Van Eaton Galleries by Van Eaton
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Music - Page 3 - The New York Times International
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Jimmy Van Eaton Dead: Sun Records Drummer Dies at 86
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Volume 10 Issue 5 - February 2005
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Jimmy Van Eaton, purveyor of the Sun Records beat, dies at 86