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Elvis Presley may be the king of rock and roll, but for many musicians, his guitarist Scotty Moore, who died June 28聽played just as big a role in shaping the sounds of modern rock.聽

鈥淓veryone else wanted to be Elvis," Rolling Stones frontman Keith Richards told聽. "I wanted to be Scotty.鈥澛�

Mr. Moore聽who performed with Mr. Presley on famous songs such as 鈥淗eartbreak Hotel鈥� and 鈥淗ound Dog,"聽was first paired up with the King by Sam Phillips of Sun Records, who had Moore and Bill Black, a bassist, perform with Presley on the song 鈥淭hat鈥檚 All Right (Mama).鈥� The song was released in 1954.

Moore would go on to play with Presley on many of the singer鈥檚 most well-known songs, including 鈥淛ailhouse Rock鈥� and 鈥淏lue Suede Shoes.鈥� The guitarist joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and also worked with musicians including Paul McCartney, with whom he recorded 鈥淭hat鈥檚 All Right,鈥� and Levon Helm, who along with Moore and other artists appeared on the album 鈥淎ll the King鈥檚 Men.鈥�

Rolling Stone magazine included Moore on their list of . Following Presley, Moore, and Mr. Black playing 鈥淭hat鈥檚 All Right鈥� in 1954 at Sun Records, Rolling Stone staff wrote, 鈥淭he guitar would never be the same.鈥澛�

Moore's concise, aggressive runs mixed country picking and blues phrasing into a new instrumental language. The playing was so forceful that it's easy to forget there was no drummer. If Moore had done nothing but the 18 Sun recordings 鈥� including 鈥楳ystery Train鈥� and 鈥楪ood Rockin' Tonight鈥� 鈥� his place in history would be assured. But he continued to play with Elvis, contributing the scorching solos to 鈥楬eartbreak Hotel鈥� and 鈥楬ound Dog.鈥� And when Elvis wanted to get back to his roots on the 1968 'comeback special,' he summoned Moore, for the sound that helped change the role of the guitar in pop music.