Elvis That's Alright

Memoir of Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley’s first guitarist and manager. When Elvis Presley first showed up at Sam Phillip’s Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Sam asked guitarist Scotty and bass player Bill Black to work with Elvis-and the music they created as the Blue Moon Boys launched what became known as rock ‘n’ roll. Scotty and Bill toured with the young singer, and played on all of his Sun sessions and his first recordings for RCA; Scotty also served as Elvis’s manager. With Bill Black and Elvis both gone, Scotty is the only remaining member of the original trio who can tell the true story of how Elvis transformed popular music-and how Scotty created the guitar sound that has become the prototype for all rock guitar that followed, prompting Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards to proclaim, “Everyone else wanted to be Elvis-I wanted to be Scotty.” For all fans of Elvis Presley and his music-and for all lovers of rock ‘n’ roll-this is a compelling story.

Scotty Moore was a guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. This was his first book with James L. Dickerson. He passed away in 2016 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Author Biography

Scotty Moore is a guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. As Elvis Presley’s first guitarist, he is considered one of the co-founders of rock ‘n’ roll. This was his first book with James L. Dickerson, his hand-picked biographer. He passed away in 2016 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. James L. Dickerson is an award-winning writer and journalist who is considered the ultimate authority on the music of the South-blues, country, and rock. He is the former editor/publisher of the once third-largest-circulation music magazine in the U.S., NINE-O-ONE Network. He is the author of Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley’s Eccentric Manager, which was purchased by Warner Bros. for its upcoming Elvis film starring Tom Hanks as the Colonel, and Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz and Rock ‘n’ Roll.