Elvis Guitarist Scotty Moore Dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's first guitarist, has died. Moore played on "Hound Dog" and other early Elvis hits.

Moore was 84. Biographer and friend James L. Dickerson says Moore passed away Tuesday morning in his house in Nashville. Dickerson spoke with a family member of Moore's longtime companion, Gail Pollock, who had been staying in the house with Moore. Pollock died in November 2015.Moore's slashing guitar style and Bill Black's hard-slapping work on a standup bass gave Presley the foundation on which he developed his sound. Sun records producer Sam Phillips paired Presley with Mooreand Black in 1954.