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Scotty and Elvis : aboard the mystery train / Scotty Moore with James L. Dickerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Scotty.
- Series:
- American Made Music Series
- American made music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guitarists--United States--Biography.
- Guitarists.
- Moore, Scotty.
- Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.
- Presley, Elvis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson, MS : University Press of Mississippi, 2013.
- Summary:
- When Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillips's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Phillips invited a local guitarist named Scotty Moore to stand in. Scotty listened carefully to the young singer and immediately realized that Elvis had something special. Along with bass player Bill Black, the trio recorded an old blues number called ""That's All Right, Mama."" It turned out to be Elvis's first single and the defining record of his early style, with a trilling guitar hook that swirled country and blues together and minted a sound with unforgettable
- Contents:
- Digging up West Tennessee roots
- Slow boat out of China
- Doing the Memphis thang
- The sun rises on the Blue Moon Boys
- Hitting pay dirt
- On the road with Elvis
- Scripting the movie years
- Tragedy is a revolving door
- My first album with royalties
- A farewell performance
- Ringo, Tracy, and a cast of thousands
- On the road again
- Jamming with a Rolling Stone
- I'm pretty much still here, I guess
- Happy birthday to me.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes discography.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-62103-950-1
- OCLC:
- 817736883
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