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“Scotty Moore was my hero. There’s a little jazz in his playing, some great country licks and a grounding in the blues as well. It’s never been duplicated. I can’t copy it.” — Keith Richards on Scotty Moore

It’s the birthday of Scotty Moore, Elvis’ first guitarist, who played on all of the Sun tracks, who then moved on to RCA with Elvis, and then on to Hollywood (Elvis was loyal). He died in 2016 at the age … Continue reading

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“I dont want to just do just country type stuff the rest of my life. I want to do some different things.” — Charlie Rich

Charlie Rich was only 62 years old when he died, but he managed to cram in so much music in that time. Massive fame came to him fairly late, with the “countrypolitan” phase of country music, where a more sophisticated … Continue reading

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“Animals don’t hate, and we’re supposed to be better than them.” – Elvis Presley, the Twin Who Lived

Elvis was born on this day in 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi From Elvis and Gladys by Elaine Dundy On the chill afternoon of Tuesday, January 8, 1935, Catherine Hall was walking briskly home. At the end of Lake Street she slowed … Continue reading

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