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Scotty Moore

スコティ・ムーア　/　すこてぃ・むーあ

American guitarist

December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016　・　Gadsden, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
guitarist
audio engineer
musician

My Take

Scotty Moore is one of those names I think deserves far more recognition than he gets. As the guitarist who helped form Elvis Presley's Blue Moon Boys in 1954 and stayed at his side through 1968, he was quite literally present at the birth of rock and roll. The detail I keep coming back to is the claim that he invented power chords on Jailhouse Rock in 1957, a building block of everything heavy that followed. His 2000 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame feels earned. To me he embodies the sideman whose fingerprints are all over a sound the world remembers, even if the spotlight stayed elsewhere.

Overview

Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) 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".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Scotty Moore
Name (Japanese): スコティ・ムーア
Reading: すこてぃ・むーあ
Born: December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Gadsden, Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist / audio engineer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.scottymoore.net
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2

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