Legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton practices in Tuscumbia, Ala., July 28, 2010. 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, Tenn., died Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at age 86, a family member said. (Matt McKean/The TimesDaily via AP, File)