D.J. Fontana Death
D.J. passed away on June 13, 2018 at the age of 87 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
When did D.J. Fontana die?
June 13, 2018How old was D.J. Fontana when died?
87Where did D.J. Fontana die? What was the location of death?
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
D.J. Fontana Birthday and Date of Death
D.J. Fontana was born on March 15, 1931 and died on June 13, 2018. D.J. was 87 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 15, 1931
Date of Death: June 13, 2018
Age at Death: 87
D.J. Fontana - Biography
Dominic Joseph Fontana (born March 15, 1931, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States) is an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. He played on over 460 RCA cuts with Elvis.
D. J. Fontana was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame on January 14, 2009, and on April 4, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the "sidemen" category. English musician Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) took his stage name from the drummer.
Fontana was played by Ed Begley, Jr. in the 1979 motion picture Elvis, and by Eric William Pierson in the 2005 CBS miniseries Elvis.
