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Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana dies at 87

DJ. Fontana, Elvis Presley's first and longtime drummer, has died in Nashville at 87.

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 Jerry Maren, last surviving munchkin from 'The Wizard of Oz,' dies at 98
Jun 6, 2018
Kate Spade, whose handbags were essential accessories for urban women, dies at 55
Jun 5, 2018
Clarence Fountain, a founding member of the Blind Boys of Alabama, dies at 88
Jun 4, 2018
Longtime CBS radio correspondent Bob Fuss dies at age 64
May 28, 2018
Bill Gold, whose movie posters helped shape Hollywood’s mystique, dies at 97
May 28, 2018
Alan Bean, fourth astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 86
May 26, 2018
Laszlo Tabori, coach and runner who broke 4-minute mile, dies at 86
May 25, 2018
Philip Roth dies at 85; novelist both probed and skewered Jewish American culture
May 22, 2018
Clint Walker, star of TV's 'Cheyenne,' dies at age 91
May 22, 2018
Pop artist Robert Indiana, best known for his 1960s 'LOVE' series, dies
May 22, 2018
Richard N. Goodwin, former speechwriter for Kennedys, LBJ, dies at 86
May 21, 2018
Frank McCulloch, veteran journalist and former managing editor of The Times, dies at 98
May 16, 2018
Tom Wolfe, novelist and pioneer of New Journalism, dies at 88
May 15, 2018
Actress Margot Kidder, Lois Lane to Christopher Reeve's Superman, dies at 69
May 14, 2018
Ernest Medina, key figure in My Lai massacre, dies at 81
May 14, 2018
Edwin Burrows, whose history of New York won a Pulitzer, dies at 74
May 11, 2018
Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison found dead
May 11, 2018
Dr. Donald Seldin, who made UT Southwestern a medical powerhouse, dies at 97
May 9, 2018
Anne V. Coates, Oscar-winning editor of films from 'Lawrence of Arabia' to 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' dies at 92
May 9, 2018
George Deukmejian dead at 89, public safety and law-and-order dominated two-term governor's agenda
May 8, 2018
John 'Jab'o' Starks, drummer for James Brown's band, dies at 79
May 4, 2018
Ninalee Allen Craig, subject of iconic ‘American Girl in Italy’ photos, dies at 90
May 4, 2018
Jhoon Rhee, who helped popularize taekwondo in the U.S., dies at 86
May 4, 2018
James H. Cone, founder of black liberation theology, dies at 79
May 4, 2018
Art Paul, creator of Playboy's bunny logo, dies at 93
May 2, 2018
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