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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
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's "Skinny Jim" and
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, Framed, and
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.''The Coasters: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62'', Acrobat Licensing LTD., ADDCCD3180, 2016, UK He was born in
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on December 3, 1919. He lived and worked in
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where he died on September 5, 2007.


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1919 births 2007 deaths Musicians from Denver American jazz drummers American session musicians American male drummers Drummers from Colorado {{US-jazz-drummer-stub