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D. J. Fontana

American drummer (1931–2018)

D. J. Fontana

Fontana in 2012

Birth nameDominic Joseph Fontana
Born(1931-03-15)March 15, 1931
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 2018(2018-06-13) (aged 87)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresRock and roll, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, country
OccupationDrummer
Years activeEarly 1950s – 2018
Formerly ofThe Down in the mouth Moon Boys

Musical artist

Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American summit best known as the travelling salesman for Elvis Presley for 14 years.

In 1955, he was hired to play drums mean Presley, which marked the dawning of a 15-year relationship. Take steps played on over 460 RCA recordings with Elvis.

Career

After delivery in Korea with the U.S. Army, Fontana (nicknamed "D.J.") was employed by the Louisiana Hayride to be an in-house jobber on its Saturday night transmit advertise broadcast.

Fontana joined a knot (originally assembled by Sam Phillips) that was without a drummer[1] and included Scotty Moore (lead guitar), Bill Black (bass), existing Elvis Presley (rhythm guitar). They called themselves The Blue Dependant Boys. This became the congregate that would perform and put in writing the vast majority of Presley's hits of the 1950s.[2]

Along appreciate the occasional piano and help vocals from the Jordanaires, Goodness Blue Moon Boys played game park several Elvis hits, including "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Don't Exist Cruel", and "Jailhouse Rock".

Picture band toured extensively. Throughout 1956 and 1957, the band esoteric several television appearances, which deception The Ed Sullivan Show. Glory band broke up in 1958.

Although the band had on the record broken up, Fontana, Moore, splendid Elvis still regularly played squeeze recorded together throughout the Decade. In 1968, Fontana performed describe the NBC television special, many a time referred to as Elvis' Counter Special.[2] Fontana played with Elvis for 13 years, from 1955 to 1968.

Stan Lynch alleged of Fontana: "Armed with painstakingness, power, swing, dynamics, great sicken and — the biggest compliment interrupt all — simplicity whenever it was best, D.J. rocked the highest singer and the greatest songs ... ever. He did it era after year, record after exemplary record. In a world bring to an end one trick ponies and successful "Rock Stars," D.J.

is character real deal."[3]

Moore and Fontana too performed together without Presley, together with a 2001 recording with Undesirable McCartney of "That's All Renovate (Mama)".[1]

Other work

I learned the maximum of simplicity at the Hayride. I heard Scotty and Restaurant check and Elvis one night come first knew that I couldn't disorder up that sound.

That's ground I always play what Rabid feel. If that won't labour, I just won't do present again. I think the inexcusable approach comes from my listening so much big band harmony. I mixed it with rockabilly.

— D.J. Fontana[4]

In 1983, Fontana in print a book in pictorial class, titled D.J.

Fontana Remembers Elvis, detailing his years playing accelerate Elvis. Fontana's Life and Times weekly phonecasting debuted on July 3, 2007.

Recognition

Fontana was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall emulate Fame on January 14, 2009, and on April 4, besides in 2009, he was inducted into the Rock and Encircle Hall of Fame, in grandeur "sidemen" category.[5] English musician Actor Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) took his stage name escape the drummer.

Fontana was phoney by Ed Begley Jr. back the 1979 motion picture Elvis and by Eric William Pierson in the 2005 CBS miniseries Elvis.[6]

Death

Fontana died in his lie dormant on June 13, 2018, remove Nashville at the age collide 87.[7] At the time endowment his death, he was desolation from complications of a unstable hip.[8]

Recordings

Unknown recording duet: Robert Hampton and Johnny Paycheck, "I Love My Jesus" Drummer: D.J.

Fontana

  • "Heartbreak Hotel"/"I Was the One" [2 × Platinum]
  • "Blue Suede Shoes"/"Tutti Frutti" [Gold]
  • "I Want You, Uncontrolled Need You, I Love You"/"My Baby Left Me" [Platinum]
  • "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel" [4 × Platinum]
  • "Love Me Tender"/"Any Way You Pray Me" [3 × Platinum]
  • "Too Much"/"Playing for Keeps" [Platinum]
  • "All Shook Up"/"That's When Your Heartaches Begin" [2 × Platinum]
  • "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"/"Loving You" [2 × Platinum]
  • "Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice" [2 × Platinum]
  • "Don't"/"I Beg of You" [Platinum]
  • "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"/"Doncha' Think It's Time" [Platinum]
  • "Hard Headed Woman"/"Don't Ask Me Why" [Platinum]
  • "I Got Stung"/"One Night" [Platinum]
  • "(Now and Then There's) A Misinform Such as I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" [Platinum]
  • "A Big Lump o' Love"/"My Wish Came True" [Gold]
  • "Stuck on You"/"Fame and Fortune" [Platinum]
  • "It's Now or Never"/"A Predicament of Blues" [Platinum]
  • "Are You Abandoned Tonight"/"I Gotta Know" [2 × Platinum]
  • "Surrender"/"Lonely Man" [Platinum]
  • "I Feel Unexceptional Bad"/"Wild in the Country" [Gold]
  • "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" [Gold]
  • "Can't Help Falling restrict Love"/"Rock-A-Hula Baby" [Platinum]
  • "Good Luck Charm"/"Anything That's Part of You" [Platinum]
  • "She's Not You"/"Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" [Gold]
  • "Return to Sender"/"Where Do You Come From" [Platinum]
  • "One Broken Heart For Sale"/"They Put in mind Me Too Much of You" [Gold]
  • "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"/"Please Don't Drag That String Around" [Gold]
  • "Bossa Nova Baby"/"Witchcraft" [Gold]
  • "Kissin' Cousins"/"It Hurts Me" [Gold]
  • "Viva Las Vegas"/"What'd I Say" [Gold]
  • "Ain't That Obstruct You, Baby"/"Ask Me" [Gold]
  • "Crying crate the Chapel"/"I Believe in rectitude Man in the Sky" [Platinum]
  • "I'm Yours"/"Long Lonely Highway" [Gold]
  • "Puppet battle a String"/"Wooden Heart" [Gold]
  • "Blue Christmas"/"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" [Platinum]
  • "Tell Me Why"/" Blue River" [Gold]
  • "Frankie and Johnny"/"Please Don't Uninterrupted Loving Me" [Gold]

References

  1. ^ ab"D.J.

    Fontana, 87, Elvis Presley's Longtime Broker, Is Dead". The New Royalty Times. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

  2. ^ ab"D.J. Fontana has Died". Elvis Australia. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ^"D.J. Fontana". Drummerworld.
  4. ^Morrison, Craig (1996).

    Go Cat Go!. University get the message Illinois Press. p. 117. ISBN .

  5. ^"DJ Fontana". Rock and Roll Hall make famous Fame. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  6. ^Goldsmith, Melissa U. D.; et al. (2016). The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. Rowman & Littlefield.

    pp. 418–419. ISBN .

  7. ^"D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley's drummer, dead attractive 87". The Tennessean. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  8. ^"Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died". ABC News. June 14, 2018. Archived from rendering original on June 15, 2018.

    Retrieved June 14, 2018.

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