Scotty Moore Musical artist

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (born December 27, 1931) is an American guitarist and recording engineer. He is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley in the first part of his career, between 1954 and the beginning of Elvis's Hollywood years. He was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 27, 1931
Birth place
Gadsden Tennessee

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Musical artist

Career started1950
Career ended2007
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Rock and roll
instrument
Guitar
record label
Sun Records

Scotty Moore on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.boija.com/skivor/sun_singles_0.htm
  2. http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_scottymoore.shtml#sthash.IchJSiqn.dpbs
  3. http://www.scottymoore.net