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Happy 80th Birthday Scotty Moore

Written by admin on December 27, 2011 – 6:00 pm -

Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of Scotty Moore, who as the guitarist in Elvis Presley’s original band is one of the most innovative and influential figures in rock ‘n’ roll.

Winfield Scott Moore III was born on December 27, 1931 near Gadsden, Tennessee and began playing guitar as a child. After serving in the Navy from 1948 to 1952, he formed a country band called “The Starlite Wranglers” which also featured future Elvis bassist Bill Black. Everything would change in July 1954 when Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, asked Scotty to work with an enthusiastic young singer called Elvis Presley.

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