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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.
Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) [1] was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. [2]
Tracks thirteen through sixteen present live recordings from the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1956, with the trio plus drummer D.J. Fontana. An outtake from the Million Dollar Quartet sessions appears on track nine, with the following personnel: Presley, Carl Perkins on guitar, his brother Clayton on bass, Jerry Lee Lewis on piano ...
Elvis Presley Enterprises has shared news of the death of Ronnie Tutt, who played drums for Elvis in the TCB Band from 1969 to 1977. Elvis Presley's drummer Ronnie Tutt, part of the TCB Band, dies ...
The TCB Band is a group of musicians who formed the rhythm section of Elvis Presley's band from August 1969 until his death in 1977 [1] (depending on the context, the nickname may also extend to Presley's background vocalists during that same period: the Imperials, the Sweet Inspirations, and JD Sumner and The Stamps Quartet).
It featured many Elvis alumni musicians. Some musicians had originally recorded and/or toured with Elvis Presley as far back as the 1950s; this included Elvis' original drummer D.J. Fontana, soprano and session vocalist Millie Kirkham, and Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker of The Jordanaires. As always, the show also featured musicians who had ...
The Blue Moon Boys were an American rock and roll band that was formed by Elvis Presley, lead guitarist Scotty Moore and double bass player Bill Black.The group members were introduced by Sun Studio owner Sam Phillips in 1954, except for drummer D.J. Fontana, who joined the group during a Louisiana Hayride tour in 1955.
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