Dominic Joseph Fontana (born March 15, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. He played on over 460 RCA cuts with Elvis. Nicknamed "D.J.," he was employed by the Louisiana Hayride to be an in-house drummer on its Saturday night radio broadcast. In October of 1954 he was hired to play drums for Presley that marked the beginning of a fifteen year relationship. Wikipedia
I interviewed D.J. directly after my interview with Scotty, and it was fun doing the interview. D.J. is a sweet, open and very down-to-earth guy, and he's a very popular guest at Elvis Conventions. www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_djfontana.shtml
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He said, We are thrilled to offer the world the opportunity to listen to and share Mr. Fontanas life story with phonecasting audiences, everywhere. www.phonecasting.com//Channel/ViewChannel.aspx?id=1444
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