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Scotty Moore

United States • 1931-12-27 – 2016-06-28

Scotty Moore is credited on 1,300 releases across 415 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,300

Pressings credited

415

Albums

8

Decades active

386

In collections

Biography

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". Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015. The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards said of Moore:When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel", I knew what I wanted to do in life. It was as plain as day. All I wanted to do in the world was to be able to play and sound like the way Scotty Moore did. Everyone wanted to be Elvis, I wanted to be Scotty.

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Credited work

1,300 releases · 415 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,622
  • Mastering · 327
  • Engineering · 269
  • Production · 161
  • Other credits · 38

Studios: Music City Recorders, Nashville · Radio Recorders · Sun Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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