Scotty Moore, Elvis guitarist, dead at 84

Pioneering rock and roll guitarist Scotty Moore, who was a member of Elvis Presley's original band passed away at the age 84 on June 28th, 2016. He died in Nashville on Tuesday after several months of poor health. Moore is credited with helping Elvis shape his sound that came to be called rock and roll and also inspired generations of guitarists such as Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Jack White. Many current rockabilly and rock and roll guitarists still play some form of his influential guitar style and signature guitar licks.

Quick Facts About Scotty Moore:

Born on December 27th, 1931 in Gadsden, Tennessee.

Real name was Winfield Scott Moore III

He learned to play guitar from family and friends at the age at eight.

He snuck into the Navy because he was underaged and served from 1948 to 1952.

After the Navy he started his music career and in 1954 in Memphis he formed a country band named The Starlite Wranglers with future Elvis bassist Bill Black.

That same year Sun Records owner Sam Phillips put him together with a young singer he had auditioned named Elvis Presley.

He worked with Elvis for 14 years and was Presley's very first manager.

Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones was once quoted saying: "Everyone else wanted to be Elvis, I wanted to be Scotty."

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

He was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

He was the last surviving member of Elvis's original band which included Presley (passed away in 1977) and bassist Bill Black (passed away in 1965).