Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana set the beat for rock 'n' roll's future
D.J. Fontana accomplished more with a snare drum, cymbal and sticks than the Who's Keith Moon did with a 20-piece kit.
With snaps, thumps and pows that six decades later are a standard foundation of pop music, he help define rock 'n' rolls' rhythmic patterns. Starting in the mid-1950s, the influential drummer for Elvis Presley played on hits including
