Scotty Moore has passed away

[Karloff]

Just saw Scotty Moore has passed away.

[RevDavidLee]

Jesus man. It's like every other day now we lose another great one

[Murph]

Without Scotty Moore, Elvis would have not been the same.

 

I truly believe he was as much of the sound of Rock and Roll as any single living person.

[Karloff]

Without Scotty Moore, Elvis would have not been the same.

 

I truly believe he was as much of the sound of Rock and Roll as any single living person.

 

I agree

[Kaiser Bill]

Scotty is the reason I play guitar. I was 11 when I first heard Elvis. I had no idea it was the man behind Elvis making that wonderful sound. R.I.P Mr Moore you were a pioneer and a force to be reckoned with.

[kelly campbell]

Sorry to hear of Scotty passing he was a true pioneer great player. RIP

[Tman]

RIP, very sad

[Jon S.]

One of the greatest players of all time. RIP.

[fretplay]

The first LP I ever bought was Presley's first and the Scotty Moore playing just blew me away. He must be the most influentially guitarist of all time. May he rest in peace.

[ksdaddy]

[pippy]

Yes; RIP.

He truly was influential in the shaping of modern music.

 

Pip.

[surfpup]

Say what you want about Elvis... to me it was the rolling sound of Scotty Moore that made those songs pop. And of course he was always a Gibson guy.

 

Here's a cool interview that's pretty recent...

 

[pippy]

Thanks for posting that, surf. Nice interview.

The DVD they mention near the start must be worth checking-out.

 

For any of the "London and Parts South" bunch Martin Taylor is performing tomorrow evening in Sevenoaks.

I'm guessing he might perform a few of Scotty's numbers by way of a tribute.

 

Pip.

[surfpup]

Thanks for posting that, surf. Nice interview.

The DVD they mention near the start must be worth checking-out.

 

For any of the "London and Parts South" bunch Martin Taylor is performing tomorrow evening in Sevenoaks.

I'm guessing he might perform a few of Scotty's numbers by way of a tribute.

 

Pip.

 

Yeah, there are bits of it on YouTube. Would be nice to have the whole thing.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTTab3ntd08

[Hall]

It's another really sad loss for certain. He was a big peg in the origins of it all.

[jaxson50]

Scotty was one of the original Rockers, a member of a dwindling fraternity.He help to set the template for rockabilly but never dwelled on it, he pushed forward.Thanks Scotty, for setting the bar high.RIP

[jdgm]

R.I.P. to one of the original rock guitarists - he had an amazing life.

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[charlie brown]

Sad, for sure! R.I.P. Scotty! Thanks, for the great music, and your influence.

 

CB

[IanHenry]

Sad news indeed. There's a rather nice article in the Guardian newspaper that highlights Scotty's importance in creating the modern lead guitar player's role:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/29/scotty-moore-guitarist-elvis-presley-early-hits-dies-aged-84

 

RIP Scotty.

 

 

Ian

[surfpup]

Scotty once said they were the only band directed by the singers a$$.