One summer evening in 1996, Keith Richards and Scotty Moore sat across from each other in a studio in Woodstock, New York. Richards drank a vodka and orange soda, while Moore sipped from a jug of ...
Scotty Moore died in 2016 at the age of 84. We're going to hear the interview I recorded with him in 1997 after the publication of his memoir about his years with Elvis called "That's Alright, Elvis." ...
We begin our series with a guitarist on Elvis' version, Scotty Moore. He played with Elvis from 1954 to 1964. He reunited with Elvis for his 1968 comeback special. As Peter Guralnick, the author of ...
This is FRESH AIR. I am Terry Gross. It's a FRESH AIR tradition that the week leading into Labor Day, we do a themed series of interviews from our archive. This week's theme is R&B, rockabilly and ...
Moore, who died in 2016, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career and later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. He spoke in 1997 about recording "Blue Suede Shoes." ...