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D. J. Fontana

1931 - 2018

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Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationship. He played on over 460 RCA recordings with Elvis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. D. J. Fontana is the 1,526th most popular musician (up from 1,594th in 2019), the 7,999th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,001st in 2019) and the 562nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, D. J. Fontana ranks 1,526 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikos Xilouris, Alice Tegnér, Flood, Paul Kossoff, Kee Marcello, and Nils Lofgren. After him are Bronisław Kaper, James P. Johnson, Roland Grapow, James Jamerson, David Bryan, and Anahit Tsitsikian.

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Among people born in 1931, D. J. Fontana ranks 436. Before him are Larry Lieber, Nicola Mancino, William Deane, Bob Shaw, Václav Hovorka, and Ingrid van Bergen. After him are Michael Fisher, Pál Várhidi, Charlie Logg, Suchitra Sen, Chuck Feeney, and Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Among people deceased in 2018, D. J. Fontana ranks 370. Before him are Theo-Ben Gurirab, Yelena Shushunova, Arthur Barnard, Gennadi Gagulia, Albin Vidović, and David Douglas Duncan. After him are Kedarnath Singh, Michel Bonnevie, Donald H. Peterson, Roy Bentley, Ilie Balaci, and Yoseph Imry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, D. J. Fontana ranks 8,001 out of 20,380. Before him are Nils Lofgren (1951), Kristine Sutherland (1955), Scott Derrickson (1966), Brian Hyland (1943), Gordon Parks (1912), and Kenneth Nichols (1907). After him are Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Michael Kremer (1964), Adam Lambert (1982), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Jason Sudeikis (1975), and John Flynn (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, D. J. Fontana ranks 562. Before him are Brendan O'Brien (1960), George Winston (1949), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Karl Logan (1965), Albert Ammons (1907), and Nils Lofgren (1951). After him are James P. Johnson (1894), James Jamerson (1936), David Bryan (1962), Brad Whitford (1952), Luther Allison (1939), and Mick Thomson (1973).

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