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Statement issued by Paul McCartney released July 1.
"Dear Scotty Moore died this week.
When we were growing up in Liverpool the sound of Scotty’s guitar
on early Elvis records was nothing short of miraculous. It sounded to
us like nothing we’d ever heard before and the gods in Valhalla
couldn't have made a better sound. His technical skills, mixed with
his sometime wild abandon, set the perfect tone for Elvis’s vocals.
"I was lucky enough to record with
him and D.J. Fontana for a Sun Records tribute record that Ahmet
Ertegun put together and Scotty’s quiet manner and subtle sense of
humour made the occasion very special for a fan like me. I saw him a
few more times and spoke to him on the phone and he never ceased to
be the hero he had been in my youth.
"Rest in peace Scotty, one of the
great gods of the guitar."
- Paul
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