From left: Scotty Moore and Elvis Presley

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016)

(Variety) – Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock ‘n’ roll guitarist whose fluid picking propelled Elvis Presley’s first recordings for Sun Records, died Tuesday in
Nashville, according to Memphis newspaper the Commercial Appeal.

Moore was a member of a local country combo in Memphis when he was drafted
by Sun owner Sam Phillips to support with the young, untested teenage singer
on his debut recordings.

His crisp, flowing, melodic guitar lines, heavily influenced by Chet Atkins’ early
work but also infused with deep blues feeling, highlighted the singles issued by
Sun during Presley’s rise to fame in 1954-55.

Moore went on to work behind Presley after he moved to major label RCA in
1956, appearing on such major hits as “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Blue Suede
Shoes.” He also took supporting roles in several of Presley’s early feature
films, and took a key instrumental role in his 1968 “comeback special.”

Scotty Moore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Scotty Moore’s 1956 Gibson Super 400.

The song “At the Hop” reached number one on the charts on January 6,
1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958. It also hit
number one on the R&B Best Sellers list. Somewhat more surprisingly,
the record reached #3 on the Music Vendor country charts.

Tim Maguire

Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)

Iconic Jazz and blues guitarist Les Paul pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, 
influencing what would become rock ‘n’ roll music. On November 23, 2011, Paul
was ranked at #18 on Rolling Stone‘s "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".That
same year, Paul was added to the Nashville Walk of Fame.

In January 1948, Les Paul shattered his right arm and elbow in a near-fatal
auto accident. Doctors at Oklahoma City’s Wesley Presbyterian Hospital told
Paul they could not rebuild his elbow. Their other option was amputation. He 
was flown to Los Angeles, where his arm was set at an angle—just under 90
degrees—that allowed him to cradle and pick the guitar. It took him nearly a
year and a half to recover.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the
Beatles. It was an immediate commercial and critical success, spending
15 weeks at number one in America.Time magazine declared it "a historic
departure in the progress of music" and the New Statesman praised its
elevation of pop to the level of fine art. It won four Grammy Awards in
1968, including Album of the Year, the first rock LP to receive this honor.

The album cover photo shoot.                    (click on pic to enlarge)

John Cameron Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California.

John Fogerty was a singer and guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, the
band that released hits like "I Put a Spell on You" and "Lodi." Fogerty later
pursued a successful solo career. One of his first bands was called The
Blue Velvets. He is listed on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists
and 100 Greatest Singers.