D. J. Fontana

American Hall of Fame rock drummer (Elvis Presley).
Died on Thursday June 14th 2018

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@GeorgeRLawrence: D.J. Fontana, long time drummer for Elvis Presley, dead at 87 - 7 years ago

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@Hyperbolium: RIP D.J. Fontana, Nick Knox & Matt Murphy - 7 years ago

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@SmithSBCA: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

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@TrickyDickRadio: Weg. Vertrokken. Zonder een woord te zeggen. D.J. Fontana: Elvis Presley - My Baby Left Me - 7 years ago

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@CapacityNow: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

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@DallanB: RT @grbands: R.I.P. Drum Masters D.J. Fontana and Nick Knox - 7 years ago

@pergunnar: How to Play Drums on Hound Dog by Elvis Presley with D.J. Fontana - 7 years ago

@ygroenendijk: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Be Cruel - 7 years ago

@FamousPixs: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - You're Right I'm Left - 7 years ago

@The_Screendoor: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Let Go - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Blue Moon Turns To Gold - 7 years ago

@jakedefort: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@stoneponyclub: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - MatchBox - 7 years ago

@forgetitjake: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@drummermagazin: RIP D.J. Fontana: Watch these Six Videos of the Longtime Elvis Drummer – DRUM! Magazine - 7 years ago

@11DennisC: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@GZLincoln: L. Kent Wolgamott: R.I.P. D.J. Fontana, the drummer who, with Elvis, started it all - 7 years ago

@Pens7M: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@MusiciansGS: D.J. Fontana, the original drummer for Elvis Presley’s band and a pioneer of the rockabilly sound died Wednesday, 0… - 7 years ago

@mattchambersUK: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

@JHILLBERK: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

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@njbigjim: RT @backstreetsmag: Max Weinberg remembers his hero and friend, Elvis Prelsey’s drummer D.J. Fontana: - 7 years ago

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@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Let Go - 7 years ago

@bombo_nice08: RT @CMT: D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley's longtime drummer, passed away last night at the age of 87. For more on his life and career: - 7 years ago

@khosrow8775: RT @nytimesmusic: “Elvis and Scotty and Bill were making good music,” Levon Helm said in 2004, “but it wasn’t rock ’n’ roll until D. J. put… - 7 years ago

@TVMCCA: RT @nytimesmusic: “Elvis and Scotty and Bill were making good music,” Levon Helm said in 2004, “but it wasn’t rock ’n’ roll until D. J. put… - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: “Elvis and Scotty and Bill were making good music,” Levon Helm said in 2004, “but it wasn’t rock ’n’ roll until D.… - 7 years ago

@ElvisPresleynew: L. Kent Wolgamott: RIPDJ Fontana, the drummer who, with Elvis, started it all - Lincoln Journal Star - 7 years ago

@ElvisPresley360: L. Kent Wolgamott: RIPDJ Fontana, the drummer who, with Elvis, started it all - Lincoln Journal Star - 7 years ago

@billsamaras: R.I.P. Drum Masters D.J. Fontana and Nick Knox - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - My Baby Left Me - 7 years ago

@comusicbizorg: New post (IN MEMORIAM: Elvis’ Longtime Drummer D.J. Fontana Dies) has been published on COMBO - The Colorado Music… - 7 years ago

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@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Blue Moon Turns To Gold - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Blue Moon of Kentucky - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - MatchBox - 7 years ago

@jpglezjim0716: RT @ZeppelinCurse: Elvis Presley Drummer D.J. Fontana Dead at 87 - 7 years ago

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@OhioDebbi: D. J. Fontana ● A Simple Tribute - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - You're Right I'm Left - 7 years ago

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@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Be Cruel - 7 years ago

@fastball66: RT @nycjim: Sad news: D.J. Fontana, Elvis's longtime drummer, is dead at 87. He "helped pioneer the backbeat swing of rock and roll.” R.I.P… - 7 years ago

@leeshamlian: Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, Scotty Moore & D. J. Fontana "Unsung Heroes" - 7 years ago

@leeshamlian: Levon Helm, Keith Richards, Scotty Moore, D. J. Fontana & The Band: Deuc... - 7 years ago

@ZeppelinCurse: Elvis Presley Drummer D.J. Fontana Dead at 87 - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - I Forgot To Remember - 7 years ago

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@CMincham: RT @Elvis_News: Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana set the beat for rock 'n' roll's future - 7 years ago

@lauriegooderham: RT @Elvis_News: Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana set the beat for rock 'n' roll's future - 7 years ago

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@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - That's All Right Mama - 7 years ago

@daanCloveer: RT @sunrecords: We are deeply saddened by the passing of legend D.J. Fontana. D.J. was Elvis' drummer for 14 years and played on over 460 R… - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Let Go - 7 years ago

@johnny_nova: R.I.P. Drum Masters D.J. Fontana and Nick Knox - 7 years ago

@timmysommer: Elvis Presley and the Cramps have more in common than onyx-dyed hair, swiveling hips, and trembling vocals. Both ar… - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - I Forgot To Remember - 7 years ago

@DuezeBlog: Duèze Blog: Musique_Décès à 87 ans de D.J. Fontana, le batteur d'Elvis Presley (Dernier membre encore vivant du gro… - 7 years ago

@AarNicKil: RT @sunrecords: We are deeply saddened by the passing of legend D.J. Fontana. D.J. was Elvis' drummer for 14 years and played on over 460 R… - 7 years ago

@paganalan: D.J. Fontana....The drummers behind Elvis Presley:-) How to Play Drums on Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley with D.J.… - 7 years ago

@PabloAluisio: D.J. Fontana - O baterista de Elvis Uma entrevista rara do músico que tocou ao lado de Elvis em seus primeiros ano… - 7 years ago

@nanjojonan: 良いね。音楽だ。 Levon Helm, Keith Richards, Scotty Moore, D. J. Fontana & The Band: Deuc... - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Blue Moon Turns To Gold - 7 years ago

@Yoyaglosag: RT @AhoraTabasco: Fallece el baterista de #Elvis Presley, D.J. Fontana. - 7 years ago

@Yoyaglosag: RT @Bateristars: Murió el baterista original de Elvis, D.J. Fontana - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Be Cruel - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - You're Right I'm Left - 7 years ago

@loudengine: RT @uDiscoverJP: 【プレスリーのドラマー死去】エルヴィス・プレスリーのドラマーを長年務め、ロックン・ロールのバックビート・スウィングを普及させたD.J.フォンタナが死去した。享年87歳。そんな彼の生涯を振り返ります。 - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - My Baby Left Me - 7 years ago

@BlackSaabUK: RT @geoff_taylor: The Week That Took Two Master Drummers of Rock #DJFontana #NickKnox #RIP - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - MatchBox - 7 years ago

@alfredoalfabatt: RT @MusicOffWorld: Addio a D.J. Fontana, il batterista di Elvis - 7 years ago

@RuneBjerkholt: Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, Scotty Moore & D. J. Fontana "Unsung Heroes" - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Don't Let Go - 7 years ago

@KASUradio: RT @geoff_taylor: The Week That Took Two Master Drummers of Rock #DJFontana #NickKnox #RIP - 7 years ago

@ODintheloops: RT @NYTObits: D.J. Fontana was the first drummer in Elvis Presley’s band and played with him for 14 years, from Presley’s earliest days in… - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: D.J. Fontana was the first drummer in Elvis Presley’s band and played with him for 14 years, from Presley’s earlies… - 7 years ago

@NYTObits: D.J. Fontana, 87, Elvis Presley’s Longtime Drummer, Is Dead - 7 years ago

@ericwild1961: RT @sunrecords: We are deeply saddened by the passing of legend D.J. Fontana. D.J. was Elvis' drummer for 14 years and played on over 460 R… - 7 years ago

@TRISTARRADIO365: Jerry Foster & The Jordanaires featuring Scotty Moore & D.J Fontana - Blue Moon Turns To Gold - 7 years ago

@giltedgemusic: RT @wwoz_neworleans: Tributes to the recently deceased Dominic Joseph "D. J." Fontana and Matt "Guitar" Murphy tonight on the ‘50s R&B Show… - 7 years ago

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