Elvis Presley’s guitarist, Scotty Moore has died aged 84, in his Nashville home.
According to reports, Scotty Moore was in ill-health leading up to his death. Though at this current time there is no record of the actual cause of death.
Moore was born in Tennessee, and began playing the guitar at the young age of eight. In 1954, Sam Phillips from Sun Records initiated a musical partnership with Elvis Presley, and they began recording Presley’s first single ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’, along with Black.
Moore, Black and drummer D.J. Fontana later formed a group named the Blue Moon Boys which played with Presley on several songs, such songs included ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Mystery Train,’ ‘Hound Dog,’ and several others. As well as being present in numerous of Presley’s songs, Moore also appeared in several of his movies – Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, Loving You and G.I. Blues.
Not only did Moore work with Presley, but he also worked with other artists throughout his music career, like Ringo Starr, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood and many others. And for his contribution to the Rock and Roll era, Moore secured a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
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