"Bill and I paid income tax on more than $10,000 the first two years we were with Elvis. But we were still trying and that's when Elvis came along of course. had been brewing over time. follows: Memphis Press-Scimitar, Page 1 - Sept. 13, 1957, By ROBERT JOHNSON At that time Bill Black lived just a few doors down from me on the same street and he came over and listened for a while and Elvis left and I asked Bill, well what do you think? How did you meet Sam Phillips? Memphis buddies. Just for reason that Floyd Cramer was out of town and we couldn't get him to play when we started cutting. I cannot really say 'cause we were all .... well it just happened. Miss wood still displayed on the third finger of her right hand, that diamond and sapphire ring Elvis gave her before he left Hollywood Monday night. I was born in Gadston, which is about 80 miles North of Memphis. No part of any article on this site may be re-printed for public display without permission. Financial Correspondence between Archives of Graceland Elvis: The Official Auction Catalogue. Well the rest ofcourse is history. Have you made a contribution to the business and achieved what you wanted? Fontana and The Jordanaires. by Bill Black to Tom Diskin dated July 25, 1957. had planned to record several instrumentals hoping to supplement their *Several lines in the copies of the articles on hand were Fans of the rock and roll entertainer were advised they'll see Elvis better if watch him on their The reason why I didn't go to Vegas, The Jordanaires didn't go to Vegas and D.J. decision or if it was simply his refusal to pay the money with or without the Colonel's, Sure he was fascinated by the after-life and he did talk about what it may be like in the spiritual world… But Elvis loved life. He expressed relief that Garland - whose nickname Business as a whole was in a big, big slump. Not really, I liked all guitar-players that were around at that time; Chet Atkins... there were so many and I picked up a little bit of everyone. "Fisher woman" ... no I've never heard of it. So I said fine, so that night - I think it was on a Saturday I believe - I called Elvis, told him who I was, who I was working with and could he come over the next day which was Sunday. How do you recall Bill Black, both as a musician and as a person? One of my brothers gave it to me and between my dad and a couple of friends who played I started learning to play. Sam told them to bring back something original and he would listen. When you're in A. Presley is still looking for a bass player to appear with him Sept. 27 at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair Yes, and that one of course was strictly of Elvis-tunes. What do you specifically like about being in the music business? Elvis Arrived Early So I called Sam and told him basically the same thing; the boy sings fine and in my opinion, it would only be a matter of finding the right song and as to what direction, how he was recorded. In his conversation with Scotty, Elvis said he offered to give him $150 a week while working (representing a $50 a week increase), but that Scotty told him it would take that, plus a sizable sum to get him out of debt. Last talked with him when we did the Singer special but at that time I got the impression that he still wanted to do basically the old style. According to reports, Scotty Moore was in ill-health leading up to his death. that "Col. Tom Parker had driven into Graceland late" on the 10th "but would not reveal his reason The reason why I didn't go to Vegas, The Jordanaires didn't go to Vegas and D.J. For … + Plus Bonus DVD Audio. Anita Wood's heard from Elvis yet. The 30-minute appearance of the screen and television star on Channel 10 will highlight the final program of the five part series of the safety Hit Parade Program sponsored by the Memphis Kiwanis club. Presley said the pair had never asked for a raise or complained about anything. Moore also denied the rock 'n` roll king‘s statement that "they never asked me for a raise—if they had they would have got it." First actual meeting. Elvis Presley will make a television appearance at 7:30 tomorrow night on WKNO to lend his support to safety. Scotty tells of one final lesson he received in “Elvis economics.” Who was most responsible for the Presley Sun Sound? "Oh, Darling!" that it would take the most drastic action possible to get a raise out Elvis said he had an idea that some outsiders (he didn't know who) had You realize how important this matter is. When Elvis played the Mississippi-Alabama Fair in 1956, a hundred National Guardsmen were on hand to control the crowds of fans—especially the girls, who screamed out of control when Elvis sang. "We've had to bluff. People don't know what they want until they hear it and that's what makes the business so interesting I think. How the press initially found out about the resignation, has never been Was there anyone in particular who influenced your style of guitar-playing? By 1955 Elvis was rising, but nowhere near the household name status he enjoys today. Scotty Moore remembers how Elvis dealt with the problem. A couple of things maybe but primarily the things with Elvis was all we were doing. He was kept busy scribbling while waiting. 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"The toughest job was finding a good guitar player," Presley explained. The hour-long broadcast, then dubbed Elvis and now known as the “’68 Comeback Special,” proved that the then–33-year-old still had swagger. Well let me see, we had Millard Yow on steel, Tommy Sealy on violins Bill Black on bass, Poindexter singing and me picking the guitar. After the four years with Sam Phillips as an engineer and producer you moved to Nashville and started your own studio; Music City Recorders. On top of that, he had to be cajoled into participating in That's Alright, Elvis: The Untold Story of Elvis's First Guitarist and Manager, Scotty Moore, a tome he co-wrote with Jim Dickerson that was published in 1998. 1999 Elvis said their resignations came at a crucial time. I could see what he did with Bob Neat He whittled away at getting rid of him. Mr. Black plays bass and Mr. Moore the guitar. "In our first picture, 20th Century Fox absolutely I had three brothers who played and my dad played but by the time I got old enough to understand what they were doing they'd left home, got married and my dad got old enough to quit. Why? "I think we actually lost money on the M-G-M picture." in his movies. So Sam then did call him and set a time for us to go into the studio the following night. I hope I've made some kind of contribution. From there - two years - I actually went working for Sam as the head of production and engineering which would be about 1960, and I worked for Sam four years before I moved out here to Nashville. How important was Bill Black with his slapping bass in the rockabilly sound? Although underage when he enlisted, Moore served in the United States Navy in China and Korea from 1948 through January 1952. When Elvis first got together with Scotty and Bill, the three worked as a unit, sharing fees on a basis of double for Q. SCOTTY MOORE: Horace Logan, well, he wasn''t the manager at the time. "Slow down" by Jack Earls has a backing with a guitar break almost identical to the Elvis sides? We had basically the same personnel on the recordings as we did with him. He said he talked with Scotty after receiving the letter of resignation and Scotty admitted to him that he had other offers. Black and Moore said they got $100 a week when they are not on the road, and $200 a week when they are on tour. I will give you fellows good recommendations. She will return to the film capital in several weeks. Let's see ... "Reconsider Baby", "Careless Love", which I did in a combination of Josh White and a little R&B heaviness in it with a guest artist, Tracy Nelson of Mother Earth doing the vocal. Elvis told of the many times he had gone to bat for the boys to get them "We're both pretty stubborn," Moore said. Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis ? In 1969 Elvis went to Vegas but without the usual crew of Scotty Moore, D.J. He said, well he sings good, he didn't really knock me out you know. A police escort will accompany Elvis from his home and return, and cars will not be permitted to stop in the television station area. What does it sound like? and travel expenses were paid but they were not on expense account, television screens. He sang some Marty Robbins songs, some Hank Snow songs, some Roy Hamilton some of the current R&B hits at the time... a little bit of everything really. If you had come to me, we would have worked things out. tour and $200 a week on the road. illegible, hence not transcribed. Bill Black on bass? Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis? How do you recall your first meeting with Elvis Presley? According to letters sold by Guernsey's from the Memphis Public Library, Memphis Press-Scimitar, Second Section Page 9 - Sept. 14, 1957, Elvis Is 'Shocked’ At Musicians Quitting Photo originally Scotty Moore's collection. Read More. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. We'd go out to eat where we could get it cheaper. I was constantly with Elvis during the last months. Frankly, he was just a con man. Elvis Presley's songs are unforgettable - they have stood the test of time, especially his singles of the 1950s, a decade in which he had a song at No. Employment of Hank 'Sugarfoot' Garland, a hot guitar player from Nashville, has solved half of Elvis Presley's employment problems, the Memphis rock and roll entertainer said last night. their second short tour of the year in "I'm still living day to day." Which is why one whole act of This Is Elvis is a recreation of his first-ever Vegas show, in 1969, when so many possibilities seemed to still lie ahead. In addition, Moore's and Black's hotel He usually has several traveling "This year, because of some money we made on the Paramount picture, it'll be close to $10,000, but the studio paid the extra money.". courtesy Lt. Forrest O'Kelly, police officer on safety duty with city schools, will be master of ceremonies. People were wanting something new. any more. Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a … I haven't actually played in several years. 1957 courtesy the He did not write any songs for Elvis or for Sam. 'good luck. I went out of my way several times to get them into things 'I Think We Lost' An open message from Elvis Presley to Bill Black and Scotty Moore, the musicians who quit him last week after being with him since before stardom; 1. for 59 weeks and 4 No. To the delight of autograph hunters, Elvis slid into the airport parking lot in his newest Cadillac several minutes before Miss Wood's plane arrived. Where were you born and what was your childhood like? didn't borrow) unless Kathy decided to leave the show at the end of the tour, but was persuaded by Tom Diskin to continue. that he mentioned it "to the people out there" who said they would look into it. After "It is a mystery to me why they didn’t come to me and ask for more money," he said. Very, very seldom. Well Bill was a little older than I was and he had played in other put-together groups so to speak in and around Memphis. Scotty Moore and Bill Black did leave Elvis in 1957 because they felt they weren't paid enough. This is in the strictest Students from Central, East, Humes, Treadwell, White Station, South side, Messick, and Kingsbury High Schools also will appear on the show. How do you recall the Elvis craze with the screaming girls, the so-called obscene movements and the outraged parents? I don't think I played on "Slow down". Bill Black plays bass, Scotty Moore plays guitar. When Scotty took the Starlight Wranglers to Sun, they played what they did on stage. squealed Elvis' current flame as she hurried prettily down the ramp of the airliner to meet the Memphis rock and roller. So I worked with people like Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Barbara Pittman... oh gosh there just was so many, at that period, that he was recording. So in the early days with Sun Records you did not do any producing at all? "They never did, believe me they didn't." income served as the breaking point in an inequitable arrangement that Why did Scotty not go to Vegas with Elvis? He said he would "miss: the musicians because they had played together so long. Elvis said he would immediately begin auditioning for a new guitar and bass player during the two weeks before the Tupelo Fair. It's interesting to see how things run in cycles though. "We've talked about it for a year-and-a-half." ", Elvis Calls Bill Black and Scotty Moore said they resigned Saturday, effective Sept. 21. and other's advice, is anyone's guess now. He said he doesn't think he will hear from Elvis Finally he gave me Elvis' name and his telephone number and said why don't you call him, have him come up to your house and just have him sing a few things for you and see what you think and then we set up an audition here in the studio. Bill and DJ finished I like to go on record saying that when their first records were released over here and people were saying well peep up today and gone tomorrow, I said "Well you'd better stop and listen again, you know because it's definitely good music". The group was later billed as "Elvis Presley and the Blue Moon Boys." Elvis Australia was founded in 1996 ... www.elvis.com.au was literally born from the concept of wanting to represent 'Elvis in Australia', so www.elvis.com.au ... Read more. He said he just received the date of his next tour, which will be in October at a spot not yet named. Moore said they got a raise of $25 at that time." Yes I did one single while with Fernwood. professionally associated with him, Scotty or Bill. Scotty left the band, The Blue Moon Boys (Elvis, Scotty, Bill Black and drummer D.J. Paid Own Road Expenses Day's later, Scotty received a and Dairy Show Tupelo, Miss. What do you think of the Presley sound like it is today? "Scotty, I hope you fellows have good luck. refused to use them, because they had no place for them." "But you went to the papers and tried to make me look bad instead of coming to me so we could work things out. Anything for a laugh. given her in Hollywood that week, in a Press-Scimitar article mentioned They were not requests for salary increases as such, Moore said, but money from the gate receipts on shows they played. "He promised us that the more he made the more we would make," Scotty said. never asked him for a raise and if you had you would have got it? Memphis press, preoccupied at the time with Elvis and In honor of Elvis week in Memphis, I offer this interview I did awhile back with his original guitarist, Scotty Moore. We were always on time, and we never missed a job.". Moore said. Elvis left a couple of minutes later. Elvis' father Vernon, accepting their resignation. Bill and Tom Diskin, Bill Black's and Tom Diskin's July 1957 correspondence - Highly recommended. The reason why I didn't go to Vegas, The Jordanaires didn't go to Vegas and D.J. and he consented against his will," Elvis said. "But I figure we've been more important to him in his work than anyone but Col. Parker. "I guess he can be stubborn "What we get may seem like a good living wage," he said, "but for the position we've been holding and the front expected of you, its not enough. You know we were moving so fast, we really didn't stop and think about anything like that. laying around, and I've been paying them $100 each every week. I said well that's my opinion, I said if we got the right song and record it the right way. management, at least, was notified of Scotty and Bill's financial Scotty Moore admits that he and Bill Black were at fault for not being assertive enough in their dealings with Elvis. relationship and the "very expensive" diamond and sapphire ring he had Biography. * Fontana and Buddy Harman on drums, Bob Moore on bass and myself and Jerry Kennedy on guitar, and the only one on there who hadn't worked with Elvis on his sessions was Bill Pursell who played piano. curve-some Anita Wood and gave her a smack calculated to scorch her pretty eyebrows. He plays the Tupelo Fair (which he called "my homecoming"), Sept. 27. We had Boots Randolph on saxophone, The Jordanaires, D.J. Bill Black had his own combo already with that untouchable sound but what did you do? So really what it sounds like is like we took his voice out. Roy and unauthorized use or reproduction is prohibited. Press-Scimitar, who had followed their career It was called "Rest" and on the b-side, I had a tune called "Have guitar will travel" named after the TV series. All I can say to you is Archives of Graceland in auction in 1999, I just don't like the electronic tricks myself. for being in town." He said he would also need $10,000 cash, to put in the bank, "so I could clean up my debts and have something to show for these four years. What's the "'They expressed to the paper their respect and admiration for me," Elvis … What about a single we saw in an auction list not too long ago, called "Fisher woman" by The Scotty Moore Combo? *, *according to Item A161 and description Elvis Presley ever since he started his singing career, have quit. ... Why Cher Was 'Too Nervous' to Date Elvis Presley. There are a lot of good musicians around. a raise, or of course, you will be out of a job.' Had they come to me, we would have worked it out and they would have got more money." prior to this time Hank had never recorded with Elvis nor was otherwise Black and Moore sent Elvis letters of resignation last Saturday. This would put the end at Saturday, Sept. 21. NASHVILLE — Even after all these years, Scotty Moore can still hear the young girls screaming at the swivel-hipped singer in his band. Fontana and The Jordanaires. confirmation letter, likely dictated by the Colonel, dated the 18th, signed by In September of 1957 Elvis, Scotty, He said Elvis gave them $1000 each at Christmas. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound. Elvis has a personal appearance at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair at Tupelo Sept. 27. Hank Garland, at least for the imminent commitment didn't go, was because we had to go for six weeks at a time (then) and there just was no way that any of us could leave here for that period of time. Towards the end of his life, Elvis may have been self-destructive by taking all those drugs. issue(s) as early as July of 1957, as evidenced in a handwritten letter Oh we did "Raunchy" strictly instrumental, and we actually got a western-swing in some of the things. Whether the stories, as implied by Elvis, had any bearing on Elvis' these people, but said he told them he would not because they were good "There's no question he touched a lot of people," Moore concedes. The blond Hollywood Star Hunt winner arrived at Municipal Airport about 6:45 p.m. She was late. Paramount didn't want to use the musical group either, Elvis said, but Their recordings at Sun were released with the credits as "Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill." "There are plenty of musicians around begging for work," he said.
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