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Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationship. He played on over 460 RCA recordings with Elvis. Career.
D. J. Fontana, pseudonimo di Dominic Joseph Fontana (Shreveport, 15 marzo 1931 – Nashville, 13 giugno 2018), è stato un musicista statunitense. È noto per la sua collaborazione di lunga data con Elvis Presley, del quale fu il batterista negli anni cinquanta e sessanta.
14 giu 2018 · By Kurt Gottschalk. June 14, 2018. D. J. Fontana, whose simple but forceful drumming behind Elvis Presley helped to shape the early sound of rock ’n’ roll, died on Wednesday at a...
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14 giu 2018 · Dominic Joseph “D.J.” Fontana, the longtime drummer for Elvis Presley who helped pioneer the backbeat swing of rock and roll, died Wednesday, The Tennessean reports. He was 87.
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15 giu 2018 · Redazione. Un pezzo di storia della musica se ne è andato per sempre. E' morto ad 87 anni Dominic Joseph Fontana, l'ultimo superstite della band di Elvis Presley. D.J. Fontana aveva suonato in oltre 450 canzoni di Elvis, comprese Jailhouse Rock e Hound Dog. Era nella sua band anche durante il leggendario ritorno del 1968.
14 giu 2018 · D.J. Fontana — Elvis Presley's longtime drummer who played on classics including "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" — died in his sleep Wednesday night.
14 giu 2018 · D.J. Fontana, a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, Louisiana, to the heights of musical history as Elvis Presley’s first and longtime drummer, has died...
