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Elvis Presley's famous drummer D.J. Fontana has died

His family has confirmed the sad news. - by Shahbaz Malik
  • 15 Jun 2018

Legendary Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has passed away in his sleep at the age of 87 on Wednesday night.

Fontana’s son, David Fontana took to Facebook to share the heartbreaking news: ‘I told everyone that I would keep you posted. My dad passed away in his sleep at 9:33 tonight. He was very comfortable with no pain. I will post more tomorrow when I have more information. We ask for privacy at this time. Thank you for your love and prayers.’

David Fontana

Born in 1931, Dominic Joseph Fontana began working with Elvis in 1954, supporting Elvis for 14 years and can be heard on over 460 of Presley’s songs, including classic hit “Jailhouse Rock”. 

He was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Fontana marked the last surviving member of Elvis’s backing trio with Bassist, Bill Black passing away of a brain tumour in 1965, aged 39 along with guitarist Scotty Moore who died in June 2016 aged 84.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

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D.J. Fontana (1931-2018)

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This article originally appeared on New Idea.

Shahbaz Malik
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Shahbaz is the Digital Content Editor for New Idea and that's life! He is shamelessly addicted to pop music (most notably Ariana Grande), teen dramas and a lover of all things pop culture.

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