Scotty Moore
In July of 1954 at the request of Sam Phillips, Scotty auditioned a young singer, Elvis Presley, recommended by Sam's secretary Marion Keisker. This audition yielded the recording "That's Alright Mama" and began a 14-year career as Elvis Presley's guitarist, his first manager and a lifelong friendship (not to mention ushering in an era that would forever change the face of American popular music).
- Toured and recorded throughout the country with the Blue Moon Boys (Elvis, Bill and eventually drummer D.J. Fontana) appearing on record, television and motion pictures until 1958.
- In 1958 co-created Fernwood Records and produced a hit record, "Tragedy", for Thomas Wayne Perkins, brother of Johnny Cash's guitarist, Luther Perkins.
- In 1960 commenced recording sessions with Elvis at RCA and also served as production manager at Sam Phillips Recording Service which involved supervising all aspects of studio operation.
- In 1964 released a record of instrumentals called "The Guitar that Changed the World" and relocated to Nashville to start Music City Recorders, a studio on 19th Avenue just off Music Row, and started Belle Meade Records.
- In 1968 appeared and recorded with Elvis for the last time for the NBC "68 comeback" special at NBC’s Burbank studios in California.
- In April of 1999 toured again in the UK with D.J. and met George Harrison and Robert Plant while there. That July was honored by a gathering of UK guitar legends in Sir George Martin's studio while Gibson Guitars unveiled the limited production Scotty Moore signature ES-295.
- In 2000 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the fifteenth annual induction dinner. Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller were the presenters. In April while in NY recorded segments for the "Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records" documentary/album with D.J. and Paul McCartney.
- In 2002 won and was presented with the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award along with U2 and Earl Scruggs. Also a major featured performer at many of the festivities surrounding the 25th anniversary of Elvis week in and around Memphis, Tennessee