The guitarist who was literally present at the birth of rock n' roll has died. Scotty Moore, who played with Elvis Presley in the first few years of his fame, passed away. He was 84.

Legendary guitar player Scotty Moore passed away in Nashville on Tuesday at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy that includes playing guitar for Elvis Presley and influencing guitar players ...

Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, ... Marion Keisker, and she was the one who brought up Elvis," Moore said in a 2014 interview with Guitar Player magazine.

From left, Elvis Presley, bass player Bill Black, guitarist Scotty Moore and Sun Records and Memphis Recording studio head Sam Phillips pose during a recording session in Memphis, Tenn., in 1954.

Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist, died Tuesday. Latest ... Marion Keisker, and she was the one who brought up Elvis," Moore said in a 2014 interview with Guitar Player magazine.

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Moore, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career. He later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Scotty Moore FILE - This April 30, 2003, file photo shows Scotty Moore, a former guitarist for Elvis Presley, playing music at the 2nd annual Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans.

Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards ...

Scotty Moore, who helped ignite the rock-and-roll revolution in the mid-1950s with his electrifying guitar work on Elvis Presley’s first recordings and who practically invented the vocabulary of ...

Scotty Moore, Elvis and the guitar that ... 60 years ago — July 5, 1954 — Scotty Moore and a few of his friends changed ... He did this with an emphatic upright bass player named ...