Those are the people we'll be hearing from. Later today, we'll hear my interview with one of the pioneers of rockabilly, Carl Perkins, who wrote and made the first recording of "Blue Suede Shoes." ...

Scotty Moore died in 2016 at the age of 84. We're going to hear the interview I recorded with him in 1997 after the publication of his memoir about his years with Elvis called "That's Alright, Elvis." ...

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." ...

Combine an intelligent interviewer with a roster of guests that, according to the Chicago Tribune, would be prized by any talk-show host, and you're bound to get an interesting conversation. Fresh Air ...

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 ...

GROSS: We're listening to my 1997 interview with Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's guitarist from 1954 to '64. We'll hear more of the interview after a break. This is FRESH AIR. (SOUNDBITE OF SCOTTY MOORE ...