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D. J. Fontana

American drummer (1931–2018)
Person human Q944786

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 15, 1931
Date of death
June 13, 2018
Place of birth
Shreveport
Place of death
Nashville
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
musician, drummer
Award received
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[8]
Genre
rock and roll[11]
Official website
www.djfontana.com[15]
Birth name
Dominic Joseph Fontana[18]
Described by source
D.J. Fontana, 87, Elvis Presley’s Longtime Drummer, Is Dead[17]
Family name
Fontana[12]
Given name
Dominic, Joseph[13][14]
Instrument
drum kit[16]
Member of
The Blue Moon Boys[9]
Name in native language
Dominic Joseph Fontana[19]
P14750
7ADA-161E-92D4-1480-5C9A[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en D. J. Fontana en Dominic Joseph Fontana ar دومينيك جوزيف فونتانا ar دي جاي فونتانا cs D. J. Fontana da D.J. Fontana de DJ Fontana de Dominic Joseph Fontana es Dominic Joseph Fontana fi Dominic Joseph Fontana fr Dominic Joseph Fontana he די ג'יי פונטנה id Dominic Joseph Fontana ja D・J・フォンタナ ko D. J. 폰타나 ru Доминик Джозеф Фонтана ru Фонтана, Доминик Джозеф zh D·J·豐塔納
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000119360418
VIAF cluster ID
71577872
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008087316
GND ID
134375297
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
DJ Fontana performing (cropped).jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000788757, mn0002590236
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894015t
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10480394
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134375297
Discogs artist ID
322802
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/D-J-Fontana
Europeana entity
agent/base/72535
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Freebase ID
/m/05xb2f
Geni.com profile ID
6000000079289017964
IMDb ID
nm0284895
Kinobox person ID
215224
MusicBrainz artist ID
cb914df3-0925-4078-bc0e-c23c864898af
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000195571
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007315105805171
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095826863
Prabook ID
1679732
Rate Your Music artist ID
d_j__fontana
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ID
dj-fontana
Songkick artist ID
2392427
TMDB person ID
1181522
WikiTree person ID
Fontana-230
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwttfCVDpkqkV48xQX68C
ČSFD person ID
176039

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Joseph, Dominic
Occupation 2
musician, drummer
Award received 1
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Belongs to 1
The Blue Moon Boys
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Fontana
Genre 1
rock and roll
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
drum kit
Mb:member of band 1
The Blue Moon Boys
Member of 1
The Blue Moon Boys
Place of birth 1
Shreveport
Place of death 1
Nashville
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
Elvis
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Summary

D. J. Fontana was born on March 15, 1931[1], in Shreveport[2]. He died on June 13, 2018[3], in Nashville[4]. He worked as a musician[5] and drummer[6].

FAQs

Where was D. J. Fontana born?

D. J. Fontana was born in Shreveport[2].

Where did D. J. Fontana die?

D. J. Fontana died in Nashville[4].

What did D. J. Fontana do for work?

D. J. Fontana worked as a musician[5] and drummer[6].

What awards did D. J. Fontana receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . elvisinfonet.com. elvisinfonet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7ADA-161E-92D4-1480-5C9A
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Nashville
    Award received → —
    Official website → http://www.djfontana.com/
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0000788757, mn0002590236
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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