American Musician. Moore was a pioneering rock n’ roll guitarist whose playing propelled Elvis Presley’s first recordings for Sun Records. Born Winfield Scott Moore III, he began playing guitar at 8. He enlisted in the Navy and served in Korea from 1948-52. Moore founded the Starlite Wranglers shortly after his release from the service. The band had recorded a single for the young, blues-oriented label Sun Records in May 1954. At the suggestion of a Sun office manager, Moore called up Presley and rehearsed with the vocalist. They entered the studio on July 5, 1954 and cut a version of Arthur Crudup’s "That’s All Right". Released as a single, the song took off and jump-started Presley’s career. Moore was employed on all of the singer’s subsequent Sun singles, including such classic performances as "Blue Moon of Kentucky", "Baby Let’s Play House", "Mystery Train" and "Good Rockin’ Tonight". As a member of the Blue Moon Boys, Moore backed Presley on the singer’s early tours through the South, in which the rising rock ‘n’ roll star was sometimes billed with his Sun label mates Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. After Presley was signed to RCA, Moore followed him into studios in Nashville and New York, playing on his immensely successful early 45s and LPs. He also backed Presley on his famous early TV appearances on the Dorsey Brothers, Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan variety shows. After Presley was drafted into the Army in 1958, Moore became VP at Fernwood Records and produced several for the label. Upon Presley’s return from duty in 1960, Moore reconnected with him, appearing on several recordings and TV shows culminating on the December 1968 NBC "comeback" special in which Presley roared back to musical prominence after years starring in Hollywood movies. The show was highlighted by an intimate, small-group performances featuring Moore on lead guitar. In later years, Moore founded Independent Producers Corp. and engineered TV shows for Opryland Productions. In 1992, he appeared with his onetime label mate and rock guitar peer Carl Perkins on the '706 ReUnion' recording and in 1997, he recorded 'All the King’s Men' with Presley’s former drummer D.J. Fontana and such stars as Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Levon Helm and Jeff Beck. In 2000, Moore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He died of natural causes.