Why don't you keep doing it,'" Moore told Guitar Player. Moore, Black and Fontana backed Presley for his shocking TV appearances and early movies, but by 1957 had tired of what Moore called "Elvis economics." Marion came back with a slip of paper, and it said 'Elvis Presley.' I said, 'Elvis Presley — what the hell kind of a name is that?'" Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Bruce Springsteen, died Tuesday.

Source: ABC News June 29, 2016 04:22 UTC