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    • Mar 15, 1931
    Drummer D.J. Fontana is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He joins Elvis Presley's combo in the 1950s, playing on such classics as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel," "Jailhouse Rock" and "All Shook Up"
    Oct 16, 1954
    Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride," singing "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" two times each. Drummer D.J. Fontana performs with Presley for the first time, though he's forced to play behind a curtain
    Aug 8, 1955
    Drummer D.J. Fontana appears for the first time as a regular member of Elvis Presley's band at a show at the Mayfair Building in Tyler, Texas
    Jun 2, 1956
    Elvis Presley arrives in Oakland, California, where Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana and Bill Black accuse him of recording "Be-Bop-A-Lula" with other musicians behind their backs. Presley assures them the record belongs to Gene Vincent
    Nov 10, 1971
    Guitarist Charlie Black, percussionist Farrell Morris, steel player Curly Chalker and drummer D.J. Fontana do additional work on Tommy Overstreet's "Ann (Don't Go Runnin')" during an overdub session at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Apr 12, 2000
    Bruce Springsteen plays Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center for an audience that includes Patty Loveless, Deana Carter, The Oak Ridge Boys, Wynonna, John Prine, Andy Griggs, The Mavericks' Raul Malo and Elvis drummer D.J. Fontana
    Sep 24, 2002
    Travis Tritt sings "Burning Love" during the launch party for "Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits," held at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on the day of the album's release. Also on hand: Priscilla Presley, drummer D.J. Fontana and "American Idol" finalist Justin Guarini
    Jul 5, 2004
    Fifty years after Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right," guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana--who were in Presley's band--perform at a block party on Union Avenue in front of the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis. Billy Swan sings "Mystery Train"; Ronnie McDowell does "Heartbreak Hotel" and "That's All Right"
    Nov 26, 2007
    The Musicians Hall of Fame inducts its first class of players: The Nashville A-Team, The Funk Brothers, The Blue Moon Boys, The Memphis Boys, The Wrecking Crew and The Tennessee Two
    Jan 14, 2009
    Elvis Presley sidemen D.J. Fontana and Bill Black are announced as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, alongside Wanda Jackson, Spooner Oldham and Bobby Womack
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