Scotty Moore
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title:
Scotty Moore
text:
Winfield Scott Moore III was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic Dave Marsh credits Moore with inventing power chords, on the 1957 Elvis hit "Jailhouse Rock", the intro of which Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana, according to the latter, "copped from a '40s swing version of 'The Anvil Chorus"." Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greates
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American guitarist (1931–2016)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Moore
date created:
2003-01-03T07:05:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T00:50:33Z
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