How to Play Drums on Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley with D.J. Fontana

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How to Play Drums on Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley with D.J. Fontana

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6 жыл бұрын

Elvis' drummer, D.J. Fontana, along side Scotty Moore on lead guitar and Bill Black on bass, called themselves "The Blue Moon Boys". This band would perform and record the vast majority of Presley's hits of the 1950s including "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Don't Be Cruel", and "Jailhouse Rock". The band toured extensively and performed on that new thing-a-ma-bob, called 'television.' Fontana was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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@randyporter3491 10 ай бұрын

Just watching, makes you feel like you are in the presence of greatness. What a legend.

@ccdrumcover6815 3 жыл бұрын

Dear D. J nice to see you playing drum, you was the number 1... B.R Claudio from Chile...

@hollywinningham6375 Жыл бұрын

Met Mr fontana a few years back and we talked a little Elvis 😊❤ what a sweet man..sad he's gone now 😪

@campbellmarty36 3 жыл бұрын

I canNOT believe a drummer hating the kick drum! MY how times have changed!!! Wow!!

@lazzz1013 2 жыл бұрын

Elegant drumming style.

@erastuserazade9785 Жыл бұрын

Only in America ! Great musical team, Elvis and musical group .

@univac7677 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you DJ. The pleasure was all ours. RIP.

@larrysmith1568 2 жыл бұрын

"Don't be Cruel" defines classic rock and roll. Top 5 best record ever.

@ErwinAndOatmeal 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video of a drumming legend. We really appreciate the Elvis stories too! This really helped us to learn the details of the drum part. 🥁 Thank you!!!

@glenyswana7259 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, we are so privileged to watch these videos of legends

@theevildrummingsithlord1492 5 жыл бұрын

His bass drum kicks are so light and controlled! I've lately been trying out brushes when I play drums.

@simon201063 6 жыл бұрын

A true gentleman and a great drummer.

@OLEGGOTH 6 жыл бұрын

RIP ELVIS"S DRUMMER(

@brandonhill72 6 жыл бұрын

Songs like this are extinct. What a shame. Simple. Minimal. Beautiful. Watch a young drummer these days try to cover this song. Can't do it. D.J. One of my faves!! Thank you D.J.

@AaronStark1993 6 жыл бұрын

DJ was great, but to say that young drummers aren't able to cover his parts is just not true. Like you said, they were simple and minimal. Any relatively experienced drummer can play these songs easily.

@yeclauhe Жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@rhythmista7707 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best tracks he played on was Elvis' "Surrender".. His drumming on that song is nothing short of superb !.

@jamesy5607 6 жыл бұрын

RIP. DJ. The beat behind the King !

@shiftyhe 3 жыл бұрын

What the HECK does DJ do at the end of "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)" -love DJ. And "My Baby Left Me?" -so great

@raunovittaniemi4905 8 ай бұрын

Yuo are legend..........😎

@darrelldurley9204 3 жыл бұрын

Need Elvis singing this guy don't have the emotion that Elvis put in his songs.

@Sp-lv5jx 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@deepseadrumz1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure He and Scotty Moore played on Alvin Lee's album called "Alvin Lee in Tennessee." It was "rocknroll."

@kennethcurtis1856 2 жыл бұрын

Elvis had two of the greatest drummers in DJ and Ronnie Tutt.

@MikeyJMJ 2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Ronnie just died this week

@blackisblack22 6 жыл бұрын

The real thing starts at 10:34 you are welcome.

@bryandrums32 9 ай бұрын

I wonder what kind of snare and cymbals he used in this clip,,, I kind of looks like a old supraphonic???? Idk

@sbskking 6 жыл бұрын

11:06

@kajingberg7187 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty. Better if it was Elvis singing.

@Ticonderous1 6 жыл бұрын

Why is Elvis not singing ??

@OdinOfficialEmcee 3 жыл бұрын

With how light he works the kick and hi hat he may as well not play them and save the energy lol. Those are *not* cutting through the mix _at all_

@jimmymoz9140 2 жыл бұрын

BS! Any idiot can play loud. The F do you know about playing drums ?

@rossconi 2 жыл бұрын

subtleties...

@alphabeets 9 ай бұрын

Perhaps not everything needs to cut through the mix.

@alphabeets 9 ай бұрын

Perhaps not everything needs to cut through the mix.

@craigmorgan6010 5 ай бұрын

Presuming it would have sounded ‘better’ had he played harder (which is a very subjective thing) it was probably preferred by produces for drummers to play quieter. The back beat being all the way through songs and a drummer backing a - what we would now call a - ‘rock’ or ‘pop’ drummer was very new at the time