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.

2018年6月14日 · 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.

2018年6月14日 · D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped create Elvis Presley's early, rockabilly sound and who played with him throughout the 1950s on hits like "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog,"...

2018年6月15日 · D.J. Fontana, a Shreveport drummer who rose to fame playing with Elvis Presley, has died.

2018年6月14日 · 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 hospital in Nashville. He was 87.

2018年6月14日 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 at 87, his wife said Thursday.

2018年6月14日 · D.J. Fontana played on indelible Elvis Presley records, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Jailhouse Rock," and worked with Red Sovine and Ringo Starr.

2018年6月14日 · D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock ‘n’ roll as Elvis Presley’s sideman, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, according to the Associated Press. He was 87.

Dominic Joseph "D. J." Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. He played on over 460 RCA cuts with Elvis. He also played for The Blue Moon Boys and Sonny Burgess.

2018年6月15日 · This is FRESH AIR. D.J. Fontana, the drummer on some of Elvis Presley's biggest hits like "Blue Suede Shoes," "Hound Dog" and "All Shook Up," died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 87....