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Review: ‘The King’ Is Both an Elvis Presley Documentary and a Song for America

2376 days ago
Time — He divides and unifies, he inspires joy and indifference: There’s no one way to look at Elvis Presley and the explosion of change—musically, culturally, historically—he set off in mid-20th century America. More than 40 years after his death, El... more info
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Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana set the beat for rock 'n roll's future

2382 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment — D.J. Fontana accomplished more with a snare drum, cymbal and sticks than the Who’s Keith Moon did with a 20-piece kit. With snaps, thumps and pows that six decades later are a standard foundation of pop music, he help define rock ’nââ‚... more info
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Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana set the beat for rock 'n roll's future

2382 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — D.J. Fontana accomplished more with a snare drum, cymbal and sticks than the Who’s Keith Moon did with a 20-piece kit. With snaps, thumps and pows that six decades later are a standard foundation of pop music, he help define rock ’nââ‚... more info
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Elvis Presley’s drummer DJ Fontana has died

2382 days ago
NME — RIP. DJ Fontana DJ Fontana, the sole surviving member of Elvis Presley‘s band, has died at the age of 87. The drummer, real name Dominic Joseph Fontana, kept the beat on more than 450 of The King’s iconic tracks – including Jailhouse Roc... more info
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D.J. Fontana, 87, Elvis Presley’s Longtime Drummer, Is Dead

2383 days ago
New York Times — He was the first drummer in Presley’s band, helping to shape the early sound of rock ’n’ roll, and played with him for 14 years. more info
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Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

2383 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment — D.J. Fontana, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, La., to the heights of musical history as Elvis Presley's first and longtime drummer, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told the Associated... more info
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Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

2383 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — 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. Karen Fontana told The Asso... more info
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D.J. Fontana, longtime Elvis Presley drummer, has died

2383 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Fontana rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, Louisiana to the heights of musical history as Presley's first and longtime drummer. more info
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Longtime Elvis Presley Drummer D.J. Fontana Dies

2383 days ago
Stereogum — D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her husband died in his sleep in Nashville Wednesday night. She said he had... more info
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Elvis Presley's drummer, D.J. Fontana, dead at 87

2383 days ago
USA Today Music — D.J. Fontana played on indelible Elvis Presley records, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Jailhouse Rock," and worked with Red Sovine and Ringo Starr.             more info
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