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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.
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
- Occupation
- guitarist / audio engineer / musician
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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
Frequently asked questions
When was Scotty Moore born?
December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016.
Where is Scotty Moore from?
Scotty Moore is from Gadsden, Tennessee, United States.
What does Scotty Moore do?
Scotty Moore works as guitarist, audio engineer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.