Winfield Scott Moore III was born near Gadsden, Tennessee, to Mattie (née Hefley) as the youngest of four boys by 14 years. Yeah sure, though I think it'll be a little harder for him now because we've all aged somewhat, but he still works out pretty good on stage and I don't see why he couldn't do it in front of a mike too in the studio. Memphis Public Library, Memphis Press-Scimitar, Second Section Page 9 - Sept. 14, 1957, Elvis Is 'Shocked’ At Musicians Quitting could "out of the kindness of his heart give me $10,000 to get out of How important was Bill Black with his slapping bass in the rockabilly sound? "We started out together," he said, "and I didn't want to cut anyone out Elvis Presley’s guitarist has passed away at 84. I went to work for my brother in Memphis and I had had a group together while I was in the service and so while working to make a living I was still trying to get together a group, to play clubs. Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis ? and he consented against his will," Elvis said. Press. Clifford Legg, Capt. We tried two or three different artists who I cannot think of the names right now and I had a group called "The Starlight Wranglers" in Memphis and the singer was Doug Poindexter, we cut a record on Sun by him and with 5 or 6 members in the band it sold about that many records. Elvis told of the many times he had gone to bat for the boys to get them The fourth program on Memphis' educational television station tonight will stress "General Safety." "I don't believe Scotty and I could raise more than 50 bucks between us," said Black. "There are plenty of musicians around begging for work," he said. Fontana and The Jordanaires. What was the line-up of The Starlight Wranglers? given her in Hollywood that week, in a Press-Scimitar article mentioned I think this was pretty obvious in the part where you're jamming around with the Jimmy Reed song "Baby what you want me to do", right? Guests will include Police Traffic Insp. relationship and the "very expensive" diamond and sapphire ring he had Pretty much. We don't know if we'll be here tomorrow or not you know. Sometimes I might play guitar, sometimes I might be engineering, sometimes Sam might be engineering just depending on who what and the time you know. You played guitar on Presley's very first recordings and stayed with him until 1969 when you worked with him on the NBC TV Special, but what happened before your run with Elvis? "Elvis is the star, and we know it," Moore said. Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. Scotty Moore and Bill Black did leave Elvis in 1957 because they felt they weren't paid enough. Elvis: The Official Auction Catalogue. management, at least, was notified of Scotty and Bill's financial Elvis Presley's songs are unforgettable - they have stood the test of time, especially his singles of the 1950s, a decade in which he had a song at No. I'm sure that everybody in the business has to be a gambler at heart in that sense. in Tupelo. Eventually, his guitarist Scotty Moore came looking for him, wondering if he was all right. Both men expressed admiration for Elvis and wishes for his continued success, but said he had prospered and they haven't. Elvis Presley was a force of nature in the world of music, but without his trusty backing musicians he couldn’t have made nearly the impact that he did. Even tho he had been warned that some of his group might quit, Elvis Presley said in Memphis last night that he was “shocked“ when the two registered letters came to him in Hollywood announcing the resignations of Bill Black and Scotty Moore, musicians who had been with him since before his sudden rise to the top began. he talked with Hal Wallis, whom Elvis quoted as saying "I need them like The musicians claim this in not enough to support their families and "put up the front expected of us." They may call it nostalgia but I think it just goes back to ... people wanna go back to the base. Elvis Presley ever since he started his singing career, have quit. and other's advice, is anyone's guess now. There was a certain spontaneous quality about it. The first record you ever made was on Sun with The Starlight Wranglers (SUN 202). He learned to play the guitar from family and friends at age eight. We'd be put up in a big hotel, and certain things were expected of us because we were with Elvis. When Elvis first got together with Scotty and Bill, the three worked as a unit, sharing fees on a basis of double for Last talked with him when we did the Singer special but at that time I got the impression that he still wanted to do basically the old style. "But a thousand years is a loooong time." He sang some Marty Robbins songs, some Hank Snow songs, some Roy Hamilton some of the current R&B hits at the time... a little bit of everything really. that "Col. Tom Parker had driven into Graceland late" on the 10th "but would not reveal his reason I need a hole in my head." Her plane was scheduled to land about 20 minutes earlier. Memphis Public Library. I like to go on record saying that when their first records were released over here and people were saying well peep up today and gone tomorrow, I said "Well you'd better stop and listen again, you know because it's definitely good music". had got out and it was first reported by Robert Johnson of the It's pretty interesting how that came out 'cause some of the things had horns on in the original versions and we've taken a guitar to do the horn parts and by doing so it comes out with a western-swing flavor. 'I Think We Lost' better job with the boys behind me, that I was used to working with them follows: Memphis Press-Scimitar, Page 1 - Sept. 13, 1957, By ROBERT JOHNSON But he didn't seem to be worried about replacing them. I was born in Gadston, which is about 80 miles North of Memphis. And he said he had impressed him very much and they had kept his name on file and said would you get him in and audition. Moore said. So for a period of four or three weeks, every day that I saw Sam I asked him had he contacted him and he said no he hadn't. One of the albums made in your studio was the Ringo Starr album "Beaucoups of Blues". Elvis Presley: What? By the 13th the story Scotty Moore admits that he and Bill Black were at fault for not being assertive enough in their dealings with Elvis. McEwen. My early life was of course country as I was raised in the country. Roy and unauthorized use or reproduction is prohibited. Last year it was down to about $7500." Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. courtesy days later, Moore said, Elvis called Moore and offered him $150 a week This was mainly due to the others in the group being wiry and angular. The articles, pertaining to the resignation, as they appeared in both papers "But you went to the papers and tried to make me look bad instead of coming to me so we could work things out. How the press initially found out about the resignation, has never been Was there anyone in particular who influenced your style of guitar-playing? Elvis said, “Scotty said that I said the more money I made the more he and Black would make. We had Boots Randolph on saxophone, The Jordanaires, D.J. Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis? Highly recommended. People don't know what they want until they hear it and that's what makes the business so interesting I think. for being in town." Elvis was unavailable for comment. They collided at the bottom of the ramp, and Presley, oblivious of a small audience, wound his long arms around Memphis Public Library, The Commercial Appeal - Page 21 - Sept. 14, 1957. "Oh, Darling!" illegible, hence not transcribed. What about a single we saw in an auction list not too long ago, called "Fisher woman" by The Scotty Moore Combo? Hank Garland, at least for the imminent commitment According to him, "There were just so many books out there that I couldn't see getting into the fray, so to speak. I tried not to be around him any more than I had to. No part of any article on this site may be re-printed for public display without permission. An aborted session in LA soon after where Scotty and Bill He said he talked with Scotty after receiving the letter of resignation and Scotty admitted to him that he had other offers. *, *according to Item A161 and description He was a good musician and a fine person, a very close friend for many, many years. Like f.i. On top of that, he had to be cajoled into participating in That's Alright, Elvis: The Untold Story of Elvis's First Guitarist and Manager, Scotty Moore, a tome he co-wrote with Jim Dickerson that was published in 1998. The Commercial I will give you fellows good recommendations. in his movies. In his conversation with Scotty, Elvis said he offered to give him $150 a week while working (representing a $50 a week increase), but that Scotty told him it would take that, plus a sizable sum to get him out of debt. I don't like it in comparison to what we used to do but it's my personal opinion. 1957 courtesy the Did you make any other singles after that before you did the album "The Guitar That Changed the World" for Epic? their return to Memphis on or around the 11th, the Presley has been paying Moore and Black $100 each when they're not on a Two vacancies on the Presley staff occurred Sept. 7, when Scotty Moore, guitarist, and bass player Bill Black resigned, effective Saturday in a dispute over pay. Obviously, Sam knew you long before he met Elvis. By 1955 Elvis was rising, but nowhere near the household name status he enjoys today. A lot of the R&B guitar-players who I don't even know their names other than B.B. So I called Sam and told him basically the same thing; the boy sings fine and in my opinion, it would only be a matter of finding the right song and as to what direction, how he was recorded. Moore said the letter of resig-, Memphis Press-Scimitar, Page 2 - Sept. 13, 1957, nation gave "the customary two weeks notice." Appeal, September 19, 1957 courtesy the Oh the intrigue I guess, the uncertain things. So we started looking for new talent together. He said he could. He said he would also need $10,000 cash, to put in the bank, "so I could clean up my debts and have something to show for these four years. I met Sam Phillips when I came out of the service in 1952. "It is a mystery to me why they didn’t come to me and ask for more money," he said. Whether the stories, as implied by Elvis, had any bearing on Elvis' We'd go out to eat where we could get it cheaper. Wallace Witmer, Mid-South Fair president, also was at the airport to present Miss Wood a gold pass to the Fair Sept. 20-28. which became a very successful studio. I did put together an album about a year and a half, two years ago which I'm holding back, just waiting for the right, I hope, the right time to put it out. I met Sam when I was trying to get the group on record because I realized that I had to try it from that end to get the bookings go good. Press-Scimitar Staff Writer that he mentioned it "to the people out there" who said they would look into it. What kind of music was Elvis Presley singing at that time? I hope I've made some kind of contribution. dime," Elvis said. One of my brothers gave it to me and between my dad and a couple of friends who played I started learning to play. Black said he has been working in the service department of Ace Appliance Co. to help make ends meet. D.J. It was very enjoyable. It was just me and Bill and all intended to be to fill up a background just to give us an idea of how he would sound like on tape. They played regularly at the Bon Air club and occasionally at the Kennedy Veteran's Hospital. I said well that's my opinion, I said if we got the right song and record it the right way. The reason why I didn't go to Vegas, The Jordanaires didn't go to Vegas and D.J. 1 albums ('56-'59). When Scotty took the Starlight Wranglers to Sun, they played what they did on stage. Students from Central, East, Humes, Treadwell, White Station, South side, Messick, and Kingsbury High Schools also will appear on the show. while in Memphis and $250 on the road. and Bill. Moore and Black left the Starlite Wranglers after the success of "That's All Right," jealousy within the group forcing them to split. I was constantly with Elvis during the last months. squealed Elvis' current flame as she hurried prettily down the ramp of the airliner to meet the Memphis rock and roller. While faring well with romance, Presley was having trouble with his business affairs. **Though a Nashville A-Teamer sessionist, American Musician. The group was later billed as "Elvis Presley and the Blue Moon Boys." He promised he would release an explanation of the resignations today. Mr. Black plays bass and Mr. Moore the guitar. He said he doesn't think he will hear from Elvis He said, well he sings good, he didn't really knock me out you know. evolved from his record, "Sugarfoot Rag" - can play the way Moore did. NASHVILLE — Even after all these years, Scotty Moore can still hear the young girls screaming at the swivel-hipped singer in his band. I got into engineering and recording. Artists don't make big money from selling records, they make money true but their big income is from their personals. Yes, and that one of course was strictly of Elvis-tunes. Asked about the resignations, Presley said he felt someone had "hired them out from under me." longer because he's got more money. On February 6, 1955, he played two shows with his band, Bill Black and Scotty Moore, at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis. any more. Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a … This is an excellent release no fan should be without it. Why? Hot Guitar Player Hired By Presley I think it was really amusing to all of us. Fans of the rock and roll entertainer were advised they'll see Elvis better if watch him on their Q. 'good luck. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. Sam was looking for talent, he was a very small operation at that time and we became friends. ", Elvis Calls '", By BILL E. BURK, Press-Scimitar Staff Writer Memphis Press-Scimitar, September 13, Paramount didn't want to use the musical group either, Elvis said, but Just for reason that Floyd Cramer was out of town and we couldn't get him to play when we started cutting. If you know it over the years, the pop-market when it starts getting tight they start recording country songs because country songs are basically more simple, then they have a definite message. "I guess he can be stubborn I cannot really say 'cause we were all .... well it just happened. Although underage when he enlisted, Moore served in the United States Navy in China and Korea from 1948 through January 1952. laying around, and I've been paying them $100 each every week. never asked him for a raise and if you had you would have got it? Scotty Moore remembers how Elvis dealt with the problem. "Elvis wanted a couple of days to think it over." made offers to the boys. Yes right, I still think that's where he's at really. There will be no space for visitors at the TV studios at 268 Jefferson said Eugene T. Avery, Kiwanis publicity chairman, and Hearn W. Tidwell, Kiwanis safety committee chairman. **, The Commercial Appeal, Page 35 - Sept. 19, 1957, Elvis To Appear On TV Tomorrow To Boost Safety. "Scotty, I hope you fellows have good luck. In Hollywood recently he spent $1700 a week to put up several "'The news of their quitting me came as a shock," Elvis told this reporter in an interview at his home at Graceland. "I didn't expect to get rich on this, and I certainly don't begrudge him any of the success he has had or what it's brought him, People were wanting something new. Two musicians who have been with him since he started his singing career four years ago have quit in a pay dispute. What do you think about the general attitude today where records are made in a studio with a lot of technical help which makes it impossible for an artist to perform the songs in the same form on stage? We sat around for a couple of hours and he sang several different songs. "It is expected that Elvis will have a dramatic impact on all teenagers by lending his wholehearted support to this most important phase of general safety," the Kiwanis officials said. This producing and engineering part with Sun started in 1960. "We've only had one raise in two years, Scotty had to threaten to quit to get that." ... Why Cher Was 'Too Nervous' to Date Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley will make a television appearance at 7:30 tomorrow night on WKNO to lend his support to safety. With a guy named Ron Wallis I started Fernwood Records and the first thing we recorded was "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne. "It might take a while," he said, "but it’s not impossible to find replacements.". I had heard stuff about him from other people when he first appeared on the scene and I was leery of him. The audition turned into the actual first session and out of that came "That's all right mama". After she and Elvis posed for photographers, miss wood left with her aunt. He was program director for the radio station. People thought I was crazy for doing this. Elvis Arrived Early "What we get may seem like a good living wage," he said, "but for the position we've been holding and the front expected of you, its not enough. What does it sound like? Fontana) because of two things, Elvis promised better pay for the band but didn't uphold his promise as he was not confident enough to go against Dutch immigrant (real name: Andreas Cornelia van Kuijk) later known as Colonel Tom Parker. Elvis said he had an idea that some outsiders (he didn't know who) had After we realized we had something, we knew it was different but we didn't know if it was going to run out of town or what. Bill Black on bass? SCOTTY MOORE: Horace Logan, well, he wasn''t the manager at the time. When Elvis played the Mississippi-Alabama Fair in 1956, a hundred National Guardsmen were on hand to control the crowds of fans—especially the girls, who screamed out of control when Elvis sang. Where were you born and what was your childhood like? We'll go back and do one of Lowell Fulson's old songs, a couple of Junior Parker's things and I tried actually to keep basically the same sound they were done in. "If they had that much, why didn‘t they come to me instead of going to the paper?" A. Sure he was fascinated by the after-life and he did talk about what it may be like in the spiritual world… But Elvis loved life. Like picking up a check for coffee, and tipping, and things like that. In honor of Elvis week in Memphis, I offer this interview I did awhile back with his original guitarist, Scotty Moore. Black said Elvis did not call him. They have been doing nothing the last 1 1/2 years but Scotty left the band, The Blue Moon Boys (Elvis, Scotty, Bill Black and drummer D.J. their second short tour of the year in Day's later, Scotty received a The reason why I didn't go to Vegas, The Jordanaires didn't go to Vegas and D.J. Scotty Moore told him why: “It was your leg, man. We were there to entertain and obviously we were entertaining them and that was our job you know. Entertains Friends In March 1958 Elvis went into the army and with the exception of a recording session in June of the same year there was no work for the guitar of Scotty Moore. 1999 "'They expressed to the paper their respect and admiration for me," Elvis said. Right, not at all, we strictly worked with Elvis. What do you think of the Presley sound like it is today? Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's guitar player, said today no one had hired him and bass player Bill Black "out from under Elvis." Bob Neal, in 1955. Which is why one whole act of This Is Elvis is a recreation of his first-ever Vegas show, in 1969, when so many possibilities seemed to still lie ahead. But He Goes Ahead Auditioning To Get Replacements on Team, A Message to the Musicians Elvis entertains his friends lavishly. So in the early days with Sun Records you did not do any producing at all? There are a lot of good musicians around. I would have always taken care of you. Black and Moore said they got $100 a week when they are not on the road, and $200 a week when they are on tour. "'They expressed to the paper their respect and admiration for me," Elvis … Elvis said he would immediately begin auditioning for a new guitar and bass player during the two weeks before the Tupelo Fair. No I don't play any other instruments, just guitar. They were not requests for salary increases as such, Moore said, but money from the gate receipts on shows they played. Was this also Bill's first group? The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. But from the gleam in the singer's eye, it was evident they would get together later in the evening for a private reunion. "We're both pretty stubborn," Moore said. since the beginning. So I worked with people like Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Barbara Pittman... oh gosh there just was so many, at that period, that he was recording. Black and Moore sent Elvis letters of resignation last Saturday. "In our first picture, 20th Century Fox absolutely heard from Elvis yet. Not really, I liked all guitar-players that were around at that time; Chet Atkins... there were so many and I picked up a little bit of everyone. All I can say to you is Fifty-four when Elvis came along the time was right. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. "I think we actually lost money on the M-G-M picture." Elvis as leader, and a share each for Bill and Scotty. It'll have a lot of vocal things on it by a boy named Willie Rainsford, we call him "Blue" Willy and what I'm intending to show with this is - with the exception of a couple of tunes - where we got our influence from in some of the early Presley things. Finally he gave me Elvis' name and his telephone number and said why don't you call him, have him come up to your house and just have him sing a few things for you and see what you think and then we set up an audition here in the studio. He plays the Tupelo Fair (which he called "my homecoming"), Sept. 27. From '52 until '54 I probably saw Sam about every day. and Dairy Show Tupelo, Miss. Kathy decided to leave the show at the end of the tour, but was persuaded by Tom Diskin to continue. A police escort will accompany Elvis from his home and return, and cars will not be permitted to stop in the television station area. Business as a whole was in a big, big slump. Elvis Australia was founded in 1996 ... www.elvis.com.au was literally born from the concept of wanting to represent 'Elvis in Australia', so www.elvis.com.au ... Read more. "He could feel free on the stage with us there behind him. Elvis' father Vernon, accepting their resignation. Portland. How do you recall the Elvis craze with the screaming girls, the so-called obscene movements and the outraged parents? Biography. Oh we did "Raunchy" strictly instrumental, and we actually got a western-swing in some of the things. Until Now! The actual manager, or booker, for The Hayride was Pappy Covington. Moore said numerous times in the last 18 months he and Black had asked Presley for more money. Moore said Elvis wanted to think it over a day or two and he hasn't Well the rest ofcourse is history. Either you will get that it would take the most drastic action possible to get a raise out The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. "I'm still living day to day." "They never did, believe me they didn't." didn't borrow) unless Knowing that you are a man of your word and faithfully devoted to us your complete silence has me worried. issue(s) as early as July of 1957, as evidenced in a handwritten letter specified, though Elvis evidently was under the belief that it was from Scotty had planned to record several instrumentals hoping to supplement their "I told Mr. Wallis that I could do a much of Elvis. Well to go back a little, during this period where Sam and I would meet every day, drinking coffee and kicking around ideas where music was going and what we should look for, in our conversations he mentioned that a young fellow had been in some time prior to cut a record for his mother. Fontana and The Jordanaires. "I've been embarrassed at the way we had to do. I could see what he did with Bob Neat He whittled away at getting rid of him. According to reports, Scotty Moore was in ill-health leading up to his death. Moore said they got a raise of $25 at that time." Have you made a contribution to the business and achieved what you wanted? "But it hasn't worked that way." “If he lost his way, he threw up his hands in exasperation and said with a sheepish grin, ‘I forgot the chords.’" Scotty Moore’s ghostwriter, James Dickerson, added, “When he saw that got a laugh, he started doing it even when he knew the chords. "He promised us that the more he made the more we would make," Scotty said. Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. "Bill and I paid income tax on more than $10,000 the first two years we were with Elvis. I don't think I played on "Slow down". He expressed relief that Garland - whose nickname He said Elvis called him yesterday afternoon and talked with him about his resignation, and he said he told Elvis he would want a raise of $50 a week. You mean you don't believe Elvis' statement that you and Black had otherwise indicated are the property of either Scotty Moore or James V. Sam told them to bring back something original and he would listen. may be re-printed for public display without permission, Eyewitness To History: Scotty Moore Recalls, Scotty Moore / Meeting Elvis / Sun Sessions / The '68 Comeback Special, Scotty Moore Talks About Elvis Presleys Influences, Arthritis silences notes, but Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's first guitarist as sharp as ever, Interview with Michael Jarrett, songwriter, I'm Leavin', Interview with James Burton Sydney Australia 2006, James Burton : First Call For The Royalty Of Rockabilly, Interview with Terry Blackwood and Jim Murray. We had basically the same personnel on the recordings as we did with him. We were always on time, and we never missed a job.". Oh, when Elvis hit ''em that first time, Horace Logan liked to-he did fourteen backflips, you know, and had Sam and Elvis and all of us cornered. lowdown. Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis? Do you think that he still can do it the way he did it in the fifties? I really cannot answer that because I haven't met him in three years. Elvis has a personal appearance at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair at Tupelo Sept. 27. Paid Own Road Expenses We went in and went through several different songs and nothing was really happening because you know it was an audition and then we were taking a break, sitting around drinking coffee. Bill that if he has not heard anything about the matter yet, payment is not likely. On September 7th they delivered a letter of prior to this time Hank had never recorded with Elvis nor was otherwise

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