Scotty Moore was a bassist.
Glacier Gardens . Elvis Presley , with his backup band , guitarist Scotty Moore , bassist Bill Black , and drummer D. J. Fontana , appeared at the arena on April 4 and 5 , 1956 and June 5 and 6 , 1956 . Winfield Scott `` Scotty '' Moore III ( December 27 , 1931 -- June 28 , 2016 ) was an American guitarist and recording engineer . Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine 's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011 . The Rolling Stones ' lead guitarist Keith Richards has said of Moore , When I heard `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , I knew what I wanted to do in life .