Scotty Moore & Some Important Session Guys From The 1960's & 70's

Scotty Moore may not have been the best R&R guitarist but he was the first R&R guitarist. As guitarist on the classic hits Elvis Presley recorded for Sun Records in the 1950's, Moore essentially codified the basic Rockabilly guitar sound. He later became a production manager and occasional session player for Sam Phillips but made few other recordings aside from an unsuccessful solo album and a few guest shots. He was 84.

ELVIS PRESLEY w/ SCOTTY MOORE & BILL BLACK ~ "HOUND DOG":


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "THAT'S ALL RIGHT MAMA";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "TRYING TO GET TO YOU";


ERIC CLAPTON & SCOTTY MOORE ~ "MYSTERY TRAIN";


Leon Russell ~ 74 ~ American Singer/songwriter/pianist from the 1960's onward. Wrote "Delta Lady", "A Song For You". Recorded w/The Beach Boys, Ike & Tina Turner, Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Ventures, Gram Parsons, Byrds, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Elton John, Bobby Boris Pickett, Glen Campbell, Gary Lewis & Playboys, BB King, Freddie King, Dave Mason, Badfinger, Delaney & Bonnie, The Wrecking Crew and numerous solo albums

LEON RUSSELL ~ "ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN":


LEON RUSSELL ~ "JAMBALAYA";


Chips Moman ~ 79 ~ Memphis producer for Stax Records and elsewhere who worked with the Boxtops on their hits as well as with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin ("Respect", "Do Right Woman"), Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas ("Gee Wiz"), Merrilee Rush, The Triumphs (w/ a young Al Green), Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders), Sandy Posey ("Born a Woman" and "Single Girl"), Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Herbie Mann, Roy Hamilton, Ronnie Milsap, Waylon Jennings ("Luchenbach Texas"), Tammy Wynette, BJ Thomas, Gary Stewart, Petula Clark and The Highwaymen, a country supergroup w/ Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.
Also; Danny Smythe ~ 67 ~ Drummer with 1960's Memphis Blue Eyed Soul band The Box Tops ("The Letter", "Soul Deep")

THE BOXTOPS ~ "THE LETTER";


Produced Elvis Presley's 1969 album "From Elvis in Memphis" with hits "In the Ghetto", "Suspicious Minds" and "Kentucky Rain"

ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "IN THE GHETTO";


Also produced Dusty Springfield's 1969 "Dusty in Memphis" album

Wrote "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" for Aretha Franklin, and "The Dark End of the Street", covered by James Carr, Gram Parsons, Percy Sledge, Linda Rondstadt, Ry Cooder, Diamanda Galas and the Commitments

ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "RESPECT";


JAMES CARR ~ "DARK END OF THE STREET";
THE HIGHWAYMEN ~ "GOOD HEARTED WOMAN";


Mack Rice ~ 82 ~ American songwriter ("Mustang Sally", "Respect Yourself") and singer, complications of Alzheimer's disease

WILSON PICKETT ~ "MUSTANG SALLY";


THE STAPLE SINGERS ~ "RESPECT YOURSELF";


Wayne Jackson ~ 74 ~ American Sax player w/Stax Records R&B bands The Mar-Keys, The Memphis Horns
SLIM MOORE & THE BAR-KAYS ~ "HOW LONG";

Some 1950's & 60's Figures

Peggy Jones ~ 75 ~ (AKA Lady Bo) American 1950's 60's guitarist w/Bo Diddly (played on "Hey Bo Diddly", "Bo Diddly Is A Gunslinger" "Roadrunner", and "Aztec", the latter song was billed to Diddly in spite of actually being played by Jones), also sang with Doo-Wop group The Bop-Chords and later with The Jewels and played percussion with Eric Burdon ("San Franciscan Nights"). Was one of the first female Rock n Roll guitarists.

BO DIDDLY ~ "ROADRUNNER":


BO DIDDLY ~ "BO'S BEAT";


Steve Mackay ~ 66 ~ American saxophonist w/The Stooges (on "Fun House"), later w/Violent Femmes, Snakefinger, Commander Cody and Andre Williams

THE STOOGES ~ "1970";


Ben Cauley ~ 67 ~ American trumpet player and singer with 1960's R&B group The Bar-Kays. Played w/Otis Redding, Issac Hayes, Rufus Thomas

THE BAR-KAYS ~ "BAR-KAYS";



OTIS REDDING & THE BAR-KAYS ~ "RESPECT";


OTIS REDDING & THE BAR-KAYS ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS";


Frankie Ford, 76, American singer ("Sea Cruise")

FRANKIE FORD ~ "SEA CRUISE";


Wayne Carson Thompson ~ 72 ~ Songwriter with hits for the Boxtops including "The Letter", "Soul Deep", "Neon Rainbow". Also wrote "Always On My Mind", done by Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson

THE BOXTOPS ~ "THE LETTER";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "ALWAYS ON MY MIND";


Boomer Castleman ~ 70 ~ Singer-songwriter and guitarist with American 1960's Pysche-Pop band The Lewis & Clark Expedition

THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION ~ "DESTINATION UNKNOWN";


Bonnie Lou ~ 90 ~ American Country and Rockabilly singer from the 1950's on ("Tennessee Wig Walk", "Seven Lonely Days", "Side Step Two Step", "Freight Train Blues") for King Records

BONNIE LOU - "DROP ME A LINE";


Billy Joe Royal ~ 73 ~ American pop and country singer ("Down in the Boondocks", "Cherry Hill Park", "Burned Like a Rocket" and the original version of "Hush" later covered by Deep Purple)

BILLY JOE ROYAL ~ "DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS";


BILLY JOE ROYAL ~ "I KNEW YOU WHEN";


BILLY JOE ROYAL ~ "HUSH";


Ray Warleigh ~ 76 ~ Australian-born British Jazz saxophonist and flautist. Played with Alexis Korner, Tubby Hayes, Humphrey Lyttelton, Ronnie Scott, Long John Baldry, John Mayall, Allan Holdsworth, Soft Machine, Georgie Fame, Kenny Wheeler, Mike Oldfield, Nick Drake, and Charlie Watts.

TUBBY HAYES ~ "SUDDENLY LAST TUESDAY";


TUBBY HAYES ~ "IN THE NIGHT";