DJ Fontana

Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 37: November 2022

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Duchovny, DJ Fontana, Dropkick Murphys, Elvis Presley, Famous Quotes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Sullivan, Ken Casey

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Country and/or Western Elvis 

When The King Came To Nashville

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1970, Bill Black, Bob Moore, Boots Randolph, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, Floyd Cramer, From Elvis In Nashville, Legacy Recordings, Scotty Moore

A must-own new collection chronicles Elvis Presley’s Music City USA era

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Beatle Country and/or Western 

1970: The Year Ringo Starr Went Country

November 6, 2020November 7, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Bad Boy, Beaucoups of Blues, Buddy Harmon, Charlie Daniels, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, Jerry Reed, Ringo, Ringo Rama, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison, Stop and Smell the Roses, The Beatles, The Jordanaires, Times Takes Time

On his second LP, the Beatles drummer headed to Nashville to channel his inner George Jones

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Remembrance Rock 

The King At 84

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis

On Elvis Presley’s birthday, a reassessment of his untimely demise

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Rock 

The Comeback King

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1968, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, NBC, Scotty Moore

Elvis Presley and the ’68 Special

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Rock Soul 

Remembering Dominic Joseph Fontana

June 18, 2018December 2, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, Nashville, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Scotty Moore

Elvis Presley’s Rock-Solid Drummer, March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018

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