Coxville Church and Cemetery Winfield Scott (Scotty) Moore

The man credited with finding Elvis was paid like a sideman. By the winter of 1956, Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black earned $200 a week on the road and $100 when idle, and Moore and his wife had moved in with her sisters. After the September 1957 Christmas sessions, when they were told to pack up, the pair wrote a letter of resignation. Presley tried other players, then rehired them by the day. Moore later turned to engineering, working at Sam Phillips Recording Service and founding Music City Recorders in Nashville.

What the plaque says

Coxville Church and Cemetery Winfield Scott (Scotty) Moore With 1874 land grants, Needham Moore, D.H. James, and James Alexander Cox, all descendants of Moses Cox, for whom Coxville was named, the original — trustees established the Cox's Chapel Church of Christ and Cemetery. All three are interred here along with Winfield Scott (Scotty) Moore, III. the great-grandson of Needham Moore. Scotty Moore is credited with discovering Elvis Presley and playing guitar on his first hit, "That's All Right", recorded at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, 1954. His lead guitar backup to Elvis over the years led to his induction in both the Musicians and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

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