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  • Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore dies aged 84

    06/29/2016 12:13:22 AM PDT · by a fool in paradise · 10 replies
    NME ^ | 29TH JUNE 2016 | JOHN EARLS
    Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore has died at his home in Nashville. He was 84. Moore was teamed up with Presley by Sam Phillips, boss of the singer’s record label Sun, and played guitar on Presley’s first single ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’ in 1954. Alongside bassist Bill Black and drummer DJ Fontana, their backing band The Blue Moon Boys played on a string of Presley classics including ‘Jailhouse Rock’, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘Mystery Train’ and ‘Hound Dog’. After appearing in four of Presley’s films including Jailhouse Rock and GI Blues, Moore was fired by Philips in 1964 for breaking his...