This is FRESH AIR. I am Terry Gross. It's a FRESH AIR tradition that the week leading into Labor Day, we do a themed series of interviews from our archive. This week's theme is R&B, rockabilly and ...

Digging up West Tennessee roots -- Slow boat out of China -- Doing the Memphis thang -- The sun rises on the Blue Moon Boys -- Hitting pay dirt -- On the road with Elvis -- Scripting the movie years - ...

Moore, who died in 2016, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career and later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. He spoke in 1997 about recording "Blue Suede Shoes." ...

He reunited with Elvis for his 1968 comeback special. As Peter Guralnick, the author of the definitive biography of Elvis, wrote, quote, "guitar players of every generation since rock began have ...