Jesse Sailes

Jesse John Sailes (December 3, 1919 – September 5, 2007) was a jazz drummer and session musician who performed on many hit records in the 1940s and 1950s such as Eddie Cochran's "Skinny Jim"^[1][2] and The Coasters' Riot in Cell Block Number 9, Framed, and Searchin'.^[3]

He was born in Denver, Colorado on December 3, 1919. He lived and worked in Los Angeles where he died on September 5, 2007.^[2]

References

1. Bobby Cochran; Susan VanHecke (2003), Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story, Hal Leonard Corporation, p. 54, ISBN 9780634032523
2. Peter Vacher (2015), "Jesse John Sailes", Swingin' on Central Avenue: African American Jazz in Los Angeles, Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 267–280, ISBN 9780810888333
3. The Coasters: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62, Acrobat Licensing LTD., ADDCCD3180, 2016, UK