RIP Scotty Moore

[dave robinson]

Just heard the sad news of the death of a true legend. Scotty Moore passed away at 84 yesterday. He was THE Inspiration of many, many of todays guitarists. May he rest in peace.

[Mikey]

Hear hear, those early Presley hits wouldn't have been the same without him. RIP Scotty.

[StuartD]

Couldn't agree more Dave. A true Legend. RIP Scotty.

[AC30Alan]

Amen to that Dave!
Scotty was a Trailblazer.
He certainly inspired me.
Rest easy Scotty
(Spooky!!! Just as I write this "Jailhouse Rock" came on the Radio!)
Alan.

[RayL]

Another sad loss in this year of losses, 2016.

Like Hank, an important part of Scotty's sound was tape echo. Scotty's amp had echo as a built-in effect, which is why the slapback echo that Sam Phillips put on Elvis's voice is different from the slapback on Scotty's guitar.

Ray

[roger bayliss]

RIP Scotty Moore

[rogera]

Scotty Moore's playing on those early Sun recordings was just fabulous.

He certainly set a trend that was to be so influential. RIP Scotty.

[GoldenStreet]

Another regretful passing. As with many of his fellow players, the Travis/Atkins influence underscored his seminal style.

Bill

[Iain Purdon]

Two band mates and I went to see Scotty's last performance in London a few years ago. He clearly unwell and his wife came on stage with him to do a lot of the talking. There was a superb band on stage and Scotty played a lot of his signature licks. For the three of us it was a moment of history.
This video was of another occasion but shows the Scotty we saw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi7Rv7K_JQA

[Pol]

Scotty Moore and D J Fontana playing in Helsinki,studio live with The Agents. Elvis first Sun release "That`s allright mama / Blue moon of Kentucky".

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PbvydjepGPY

R.I.P. Scotty