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D.J. Fontana

real name Dominic Joseph Fontana

D.J. Fontana is credited on 675 releases across 186 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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675

Credits

186

Albums

8

Decades active

385

In collections

Biography

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American drummer. Born March 15, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Died June 13, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Played drums for Elvis Presley from 1954 to 1968, on more than 450 recordings. He was later an in-demand studio musician in Nashville.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 (Sidemen).

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Credited work

675 releases · 186 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 1,593
  • Other credits · 36
  • Production · 9

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Radio Recorders · Sun Studios · RCA Studios, New York

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