Scotty Moore

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist and recording engineer 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.

The Guitar Sound That Changed The World

On October 8, 1994, an Elvis Presley tribute concert at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis featured stars from across the board of popular music. This two-disc set features covers of songs associated with the King by legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Tony Bennett, Kris Kristofferson, Aaron Neville, Cheap Trick, Dwight Yoakam, and Iggy Pop broadcast on Media America Radio Network / WLUP 97.9 Chicago FM Disc One.

This is a re-release of Mike Eldred's 2019 release 61/49. This is the second CD from one of the premier guitarists in Americana music with guest spots by Scotty Moore, Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Kid Ramos, and the legendary Ike Turner! The Mike Eldred Trio is a roots Super-Band with Eldred (formerly with Stray Cat Lee Rocker) and John Bazz and Jerry Angel both from The Blasters! This offering (61/49) takes the band even farther into the Stratosphere with 13 original tracks, many special guests, and a seamless production that catapults the listener into the deep south of juke joints, hoodoo-voodoo queens, and lonely crossroads.

The argument will forever rage, but Memphis, Tennessee, is as much the fountainhead of rock ’n’ roll as is Cleveland, Ohio. Whilst the north had Alan Freed as its turntable champion, the south was blessed with the madcap deejay, Dewey Phillips. Chances are, ole Dewey would have played most of the 75 titles that go to make up Raunchy Sugar on his Red Hot and Blue show that aired over WHBQ in Memphis. During the 1950s the city was alive with labels, record hops, musicians and the general chaos that goes hand in hand with the big beat. The geographical lie of the land helped a great deal, because the city was central to so many rural areas that harboured musical talent and style. Carl Perkins and Carl Mann gravitated to the area from Jackson, Tennessee, Billy Riley and Conway Twitty did the same from Arkansas, and Elvis Presley hit the trail from Mississippi in order to soak up some of that unique Shelby County action. Outside of Sam Phillips’ legendary Sun Records, the labels included such names as Hi, Cover, Fernwood, Meteor, Vaden Moon and Satellite.

Charts of the 50s and early 60s United on 2 outstanding CDs. The great artists and Legends of this fantastic time are as popular as they were in 2019.

Scorching licks, slide tricks and seductive picks. Three discs packed with 75 original recordings which helped to establish the guitar as lead instrument in Rock 'n' Roll and Blues.